“It all falls back to relationship for me.” 

Vickie Woosley , full-time psychologist with the NHL’s Nashville Predators, said that and she believes it with everything in her. In fact, she believes that relationship is of utmost importance if leaders ever want anyone to follow them. If they don’t have a relationship with you, why would they ever want to do anything for you? Great question. 

So, how do you go about building relationship? And once you do, how can you ensure that those in your care are mentally well enough to do whatever is asked of them? Well, Vickie has all kinds of answers to that question, which have come from her 21 years as an undercover agent with the FBI and now, working with a bunch of big, tough hockey players who have to be mentally well to even hope to compete. 

How to be your very best in the highest-pressure situations is something Vickie knows so well and the conversation in this episode will prove that and give you an inside look at how you and those you lead, can do it  too.