Rudyard Kipling famously wrote about wolves in ‘The Jungle Book’ For the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack Wolves are dangerous, aggressive and threatening When we think wolves, we think of the ‘threat’ they pose, rather than an example we […]
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Performance is more than results
Performance or Results? If a team is failing to get good results, we assume that it’s under-performing. Equally, if a team is exceeding all its targets, we assume it’s in great shape. But is a team’s performance as simple as its results? Expectations or results? In football, comparisons are done […]
Read MoreCareer plans drive career success
Manifesting a fantastic life and career for yourself is a good start. If you’re motivated to achieve something, you’ve got a lot more chance of achieving it. But just asking the universe to give it to you is unlikely to make it so. You need to properly plan for it. […]
Read MoreWhy having a rivalry is good for you
Maximising performance In business and in sport, every team wants to reach its full potential and perform at its peak level. That’s extremely hard to achieve and sustain unless the results really matter. Effort and interest levels tend to drop when success is far too easy, or when it’s pretty […]
Read MoreThree Little Words (and they’re not I love you)
Getting any team to perform well, requires the successful alignment of multiple elements. So which elements do you need to align? The answer depends on what your competition is. That sounds evasive and trite, but it’s a vitally important consideration. Before you rush to list what you need, it’s sensible […]
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