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Doctor Cath Bishop is a triple Olympian, former British diplomat, leadership and culture coach. Cath is the author of an acclaimed book about how we define success in sport, business, education and life: \u2018The Long Win\u2019, one of the FT\u2019s top 10 Business books of 2020 and Daily Mail\u2019s best sports books of 2020 \u2013 a revised second edition was published in May 2024. Cath speaks at events globally on topics of leadership, performance and cultural change in business, sport and education. She teaches on Executive Education programs at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University and is an independent cultural advisor to British Gymnastics on the implementation of cultural change following the Whyte Review. Cath writes monthly columns on topics of culture in sport for The Guardian and co-hosts The Inside Out Culture Podcast looking at different topics of organizational culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Doctor Cath Bishop is a triple Olympian, former British diplomat, leadership and culture coach. Cath is the author of an acclaimed book about how we […]
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