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You're only as good as your last result - Nonsense!

This statement is bandied around very regularly with very little thought and quite frankly, it’s just nonsense in the world of high performance, and even if it is true some […]

Posted in: Performance insightsLeadershipPerformance

Compete on preparation

It’s clear to us that when the conditions are favourable, people get very used to being able to get away with minimal preparation. Your natural talents, allied with the helpful […]

Posted in: Performance insightsRitualsThe Basics

Loving the pressure

Olympic athletes have to compete for their place on the team by going through trials. Actually they’re constantly on trial, just about every day. Imagine having the pressure of being […]

Posted in: Performance insightsPressure

Take control of your feedback

In most organisations ‘feedback’ is something that is done to people and ends up being a concept that brings a certain degree of fear to mind for people when they […]

Posted in: Performance insightsPerformanceThe Basics

Active recovery

One thing that we know from working with the highest level athletes is that they value and actively exploit recovery in order to perform better. This contrasts with the views […]

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Goal Reviewing

We’ve been very privileged to work with some really successful teams in sport. We’ve worked with them in the most pressurised of sporting environments at world championships and Olympic Games. […]

Posted in: Performance insightsGoalsPerformanceReviewingTeams

Effective goal setting

We’ve been very privileged to work with some really successful teams in sport. We’ve worked with them in the most pressurised of sporting environments at world championships and Olympic Games. […]

Posted in: Performance insightsGoalsPerformanceTeams

Feedforward to Feedback

Feedback really only works properly when you’ve got a clear reference point you’re feeding back against. This tool will help you kick start the feedback process by building a really […]

Posted in: ToolsPerformanceThe Basics

Feedback is a tool

Do you have conversations at work about the importance of feedback? Have there been initiatives to try to create a culture of feedback for your organisation? Do you have a […]

Posted in: ViewpointsPerformanceReviewingThe Basics

Feedback is NOT the breakfast of champions!

Without a desire to improve and a bucket full of self-awareness, feedback is a redundant tool. We see so many people wanting to experience the magic of feedback that evidently […]

Posted in: GuidesPerformanceReviewingThe Basics

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Performance review challenge

If you want to focus on learning about performance reviews then bring it to life with this challenge. See what value you can extract from a performance review process that […]

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An interview with Lloyd Davies - Bomb disposal

Lloyd Davies is a bomb disposal expert and we had the privilege of interviewing him at our recent PerformanceFest Lounge event. Sit back, enjoy and be inspired by this fascinating interview, performance […]

Posted in: Videos and WebinarsPressureTeams