Confidence is widely coveted. It’s admired, desired, well-received; a trait that many of us long for more of. We see it as one of the marks of a successful person and developing confidence is key to becoming a better leader. But what is it?
The Narrative of Your Team and Why it Matters for Performance
“Our team doesn’t work well with that team”, “January is always a quiet month for us”, “We’re better on the…
How much do you really care about your team and how does this impact performance?
When is the last time a colleague asked how you were doing? And when is the last time you gave…
Applying Olympic Lessons to Reignite Motivation
A recent study found that almost half of UK office workers felt a lack of personal motivation while working from…
Plan like an Olympic Team – Applying the Olympic Mindset to Business
Have you ever wondered what is going through an Olympic athlete’s mind when they are competing? Or what exactly is…
Values as a Lens
A big discovery Leadership teams in business often make is that they create organisation values but don’t really use them…
Planning Backwards
We often hear people in business saying that the beauty of sport is that its so simple. Now I could…
Marginal Gains
British Cycling, over the last ten years, has been one of the world’s most successful sporting teams and many point…
Facing Fears
I was three and a half years into my London 2012 Olympic campaign and on track for my best ever…
Creating habits to Live Your Purpose
One of the most effective forms of long-term behaviour change is the formation of habits. The brain is capable of…
Elite Performance Discipline
“And what is a man without energy? Nothing–nothing at all.” – Mark Twain As an Olympic squad of athletes, when…