Andy Murray's epic semi-final today in the Australian open showed once again the fine margins between success and failure at that elite level of competition. With such fine margins it's virtually impossible to pinpoint the exact difference between the players, whether it was mental, tactical, technical physical or something else…

Ever heard “you’re only as good as your last goal/game/result”, as a way to encourage continued effort? i.e. 'So if my last result was a win and I want to keep up my success I need to win again; I need to keep working hard and practicing, and doing those…

K2 have very a proud relationship with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust, a charitable body set up to provide life chances to young people who haven't had the same good fortune or opportunities as so many of us. Dame Kelly Holmes is a double Olympic gold medal winner from…

If you like to know what's going on in the world of psychology that's very relevant to the world of work, then you should probably favourite the British Psychological Society Occupational Psychology Blog. There's lots of interesting and relevant information here to stimulate your thinking about your work related mindset.…

We always tell people we deliver impact and not days... well, here's a nice testimonial about some of the relevant impact we've delivered. Thanks, Simon and thanks Cranfield University Key Account Management Best Practice Club.

Roger Federer is world class at managing his performance diary throughout a year, understanding the mental and physical demands on him, and preparing and performing accordingly. At 30, the oldest ever winner of the end of season masters tournament, arguably playing the best tennis of his life, looking and staying…

"Talent is not enough" is one of things we regularly say at K2. What we mean is that your talent will only get you so far, but unless you recognise that talent is only a starting point, and that talent alone will only get you so far, then you will…

We've been coaching a new client in Tokyo this week, and have been delighted to confirm to ourselves that the high performance principles we seem time and again in different environment, situations and cultures clearly resonate in Japan too. We're always eager to learn from our clients as well and…

Having watched both of the rugby world cup quarter finals earlier today, between Wales & Ireland and then England & France (my wife's away for the weekend) I was struck by how close all four teams are in terms of personnel, talent, ability, fitness etc and wondered what made the…

Here's some extracts from a recent interview with Bradley Wiggins. There's some interesting insights into the mindset of a great performer. Have a read. "At this stage I seem to be getting better all the time and I'm not conscious of time running out. I want to keep progressing on…