This week the CIPD reported on a recent health, well-being and productivity study which found that 98% of businesses which actively measure stress felt that it was an issue for their workforce. The CIPD's own research shows that 70% of employees experience workplace stress and that 21% regularly think about…

We're celebrating performance obsession with our latest hashtag - #performancegeek Geekery is all about an unusual devotion to something, so it seems if you're going to be a geek it's a great idea to have that devotion focused on something that's going to be really beneficial. Therefore, we're on a…

If you're interested in motivation and why we do what we do, then Drive, by Dan Pink is a book we'd recommend you read. The CIPD are putting on three, free, two hour Drive workshop on 29th May, details here. Be quick if you're interested!

We love knowing what the readers of our blog think and what they feel about any of the posts we've shared. Therefore, we'd love to start getting more interaction from all of you out there reading our high performance musings. What kind of stuff encourages you to comment on blog…

This fascinating interview with 35 year old former world number three golfer Paul Casey shows the importance of learning, playing to strengths and enjoyment (motivation). It also demonstrates the risk associated with being unconsciously competent in a technical skill when something unexpected happens. The performance ingredients of learning, playing to…