Performance Intelligence

Before you go looking for your next big idea, go back to your last great one.

Marcus Bridge was four months into fronting Northlane when the band recorded Node. It went to #1 and won an ARIA, but a decade on he’d outgrown the singer on that record, so he went back into the studio and sang it again.

A rock star might seem an unlikely teacher for a leader. But Marcus has spent 10 years doing what you do: delivering on demand, under pressure, with an audience judging every move.

Going back is the reinvention most leaders skip, and probably the one you need. Look in the rear view mirror at the work that got you here, and ask what it would sound like with everything you know now. Andrew plays both versions back to back, then he and Marcus get into what it takes to keep evolving when everyone is watching.

If you lead a team that expects you to keep raising the bar, this one will change where you look for your next step forward.

00:00 Would you redo your best work from ten years ago?
02:17 Why a metal singer is on a leadership podcast
04:01 The childhood he had to survive
04:58 Turning his story into songs
08:46 Reflection, and the trusted conversation that changed everything
13:04 The audition where everyone else copied the band
17:09 Number one, and no time for imposter syndrome
20:08 The teenage promise, and what really got him there
24:46 Care, accountability and the partner who won't let him stew
30:53 Why he went back to his number one album
34:34 Ten years apart: hear both versions
39:17 The good work you've shelved
43:23 Emotional at 26, physical at 35
47:22 Andrew's heart rate experiment
50:45 A vocal warm-up for anyone who presents

You can find Marcus on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusbridge/?hl=en
Follow Northlane on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northlane/?hl=en
Find out more on Northlane's website: https://au.northlaneband.com/

High performance is not about pushing harder. It is about building the capacity to perform when it matters and sustain it over time.

Hosted by Andrew May, one of Australia’s leading experts in human performance, leadership and mental skills, the Performance Intelligence Podcast explores how leaders, athletes, coaches and researchers think clearly, manage pressure and consistently perform at their best.

Drawing on more than 20 years working with senior executives, elite sporting teams and the Australian Defence Force, Andrew combines candid conversations with evidence-based performance insights and practical strategies you can apply.

Episodes span leadership capacity, performance psychology, mental skills, energy management, strategic recovery, productivity and wellbeing.

Listen to think more clearly, lead more effectively and perform at your best for longer.

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