Stating the obvious…

Do you know that you will perform better when you are clearly focused on playing to your strengths, rather than focusing on how not to have your weaknesses exposed? Pretty obvious really, but there's a big assumption that everyone has their finger on the pulse of their strengths. In our…
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Active Recovery…

One thing that we know from working with the highest level athletes is that they value and exploit active recovery in order to perform better. This contrasts with the views that we hear in the corporate world, where is appears there is a perception sometimes that sleep and downtime are…
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Attitudes are contagious…

Attitudes are contagious.... are yours worth catching? (Great line that we've seen attributed to Aussie cricket great, Steve Waugh, but I'm sure it came from somewhere else first!). Actually, do you even know your attitudes? If you're not fully aware of those attitudes, then you're probably not realising how you're…
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Paradoxes of Performing…

in pressure situations. Often the success of delivering when facing challenging conditions can be influenced greatly by being able to hold two paradoxical beliefs at the same time. For example, in Good to Great, Jim Collins introduces the Stockdale Paradox, in which he outlines the importance of being able to…
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Darren Bent and the World Economy…

We thought you might like to read this piece by Alan Hansen on the BBC Website about the remarkable transformation in the football player Darren Bent. It struck us that if only Harry Redknapp could be let loose on the world economy, he might have a similar impact on global…
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Short feedback loops

I've re-learned something really important this week - that giving and receiving quality performance focused feedback and then taking responsibility for doing something about it is vital for my performance. And to enable that to happen a few things are required: I have to be open to feedback - to…
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Competitive Learning…

Something we work on a lot in the world of high performance sport revolves around the concept of "competitive learning". If we can learn quicker, more effectively and produce performance refinements quicker than the opposition (between races or matches, or within a tournament), then we know we're gaining a competitive…
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Performance Intelligence…

So, how Performance Intelligent are you? We've got a simple formula that you can begin to think through that will help you begin to work out what your PI score is. There's four questions to ask yourself: How well do I know the world that I have to perform in?…
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Talking to yourself

I don’t know about anyone else but I really have to dig deep at the moment to keep everything going and that includes me. I am reminding myself of the importance of looking after me so I can look after the team. I was starting to spiral into that place…
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How to develop endurance

It's pretty clear that the coming months are going to explore the endurance of business leaders, both physically and mentally. When we develop endurance we gain the capacity to persevere with demanding work for long periods of time; enabling you to make good decisions when physically and mentally tired; and…
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