We hope through watching these interviews you'll be both challenged and encouraged to adopt an E Tū Tāngata mindset.
Listen to well known New Zealand athletes share their personal journeys with Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about learning the value of kindness.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about how prevalent tall poppy syndrome is in New Zealand.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about the emotional toll that hurtful criticism has on people.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about his experience with competition and how he dealt with this.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson discuss where he finds personal value.
Sports commentator Scotty Stevenson talks about how live sports broadcast is an example of We Succeed Together.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about what success means to him.
The way we speak to others can have a lasting effect. Listen to Ish's personal story.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about taking action against Tall Poppy Syndrome.
Bob Carter, professional cricket coach, discusses the challenges of creating environments where we genuinely want the best for each other.
Everyone is a valued member of a team and has something valuable to add.
Ish Sodhi has experienced both the positive support of a community, as well as the devastating reality of tall poppy culture. Listen to him share his experiences.
Showing others that they matter can have an ongoing positive domino effect. Ish shares his thoughts on this.
You might be an amazing player or athlete, however, that does not make you any more or less valuable.
Listen to Scotty Stevenson talk about being kind.
Professional Cricketer, Sophie Devine, walks you through the first strand of E Tū Tāngata: You Have Value.
This Team Treaty activity is a great way to get the whole team involved and on the same page with vision and goal setting in a way that is engaging and exciting for younger ages.
Explore ways to involve the entire coaching staff to get the most out of them.
Sometimes coaching team sports requires us to look at the team as a whole, rather than a number of individuals, when making selection decisions.
Competing is important, but we need to create a team culture where a player’s identity isn’t defined by their performance.
Take a moment to acknowledge the club you are a part of and think about how you can have a positive influence on club culture.
This activity focuses on building team confidence. Confidence has become a quality that can be hard to come by and hard to bring out of our peers.
Professional Cricketer, Sophie Devine, walks you through the third strand of E Tū Tāngata: Others Matter.
We all give out Player of the Day awards, here's an alternative or an add on that you can use on game day to acknowledge awesome character and attitude alongside awesome skill.