Back in the day Huey Lewis and the News sang "The power of love is a curious thing, make a one man weep, make another man sing" and the same could be said of self-belief or confidence. Take a look at the BBC Sport website today and the football headline…

Have a look at the video at this link, or below, and see what you think... it’s not got a lot to do with work, but someone sent it to me and I thought it was phenomenal. Forget the Red Bull sponsorship - although that might have helped Danny MacAskill…

Take a listen to this interview with G Mac from radio 5s coverage of the BBC SPOTY last night. He’s asked about the 20 seconds leading up to his Ryder cup winning putt. We all perform under pressure sometimes, maybe not as much as GMac faced, but we can all apply…

The Talent Code is a great book that has some really simple, high performance principles within it that can apply to any kind of talent that you're looking to create or refine. We'd highly recommend having a read of the book and seeing how you think we might be able…

Are you free to use your talent and curiosity at work to really help those who employ you get the best of your knowledge, experience and ingenuity? If not, why not print out a few copies of this article and leave it around the place where decision makers will be…

Jason Fried of 37Signals speaks a lot of sense in the video below... this has been retweeted loads of times on Twitter and the amount of interest it's generated suggests that loads of people agree with him... so, instead of just agreeing, we'd like to challenge you to actually agree…

Have a read of this article on the HBR Blog and have a think about whether you're really giving yourself the chance to be excellent in your areas of performance. We typically find the last point of the 6 areas is the one that people don't prioritise and we're full…

Have a look at this article by Andrew May and see which high performance choices might allow you to consistently make the most of your talent on a day to day basis. We'd be particularly keen for everyone to think about making meetings shorter in terms of the actual time…

We're always looking for the chance to put people onto great resources that help reinforce key messages that we deliver through our work. So, it was great to read recently Tony Hsieh's book, Delivering Happiness and we'd highly recommend you get yourself a copy in whatever format works for you…