There’s been a critical Paris climate change summit taking place with a key difference to previous ones which fascinates us. We hear a number of observers excited about a major and material change to the process of agreeing targets. And crucially it impacts on motivation… Target monkeys In previous summits,…

In case you’d missed it, Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years last weekend. And the standout star of the show – without doubt – has been Andy Murray. Murray was unbeaten through the 4 rounds of the Davis Cup, winning all 8 of…

Good news last week for Olympic sport with the announcement that there’d be a 29% increase in funding to UK Sport over the next Olympic cycle. The funding won’t make a material difference to the final 245 days left in the build-up to the Rio Olympics, but it will be…

Race The World is a coast to coast cycling race from LA to Miami. Starting on 1st November 2015, two teams covered thousands of kilometres over 14 days and travelling through seven states. A journey unfolded which lay witness to the transformation of sixteen individuals into close-knit, high performing teams.…

As humans, we’ve long been learning from nature. After all, we’re part of it - and in modern times, some of our best inventions have come from learning how things work in nature. Velcro, for example, was inspired from sticky burrs. The latest BBC, David Attenborough wildlife programme The Hunt,…

John Wooden, the famous - and most successful ever – basketball coach once said: “the true test of a person’s character is what they do when no one is watching.” Having been watching the England Cricket team play their latest test series in front of very small crowds in the…

Most businesses and endeavours need high performing teams but very few are serious about making that happen. Businesses often talk about team building more than team performance. And team building is often about raft building or getting drunk together, which is most useful if you’re stranded on a desert island…

The world is full of people doing extraordinary things. And there’s something that fascinates us about people who are taking on seemingly impossible challenges, pushing themselves to the limit or making brave life choices. We’re envious, we’re inspired or we’re simply transported to a different place in our imagination. And…