Boost performance with a sprinkling of purpose

Boost performance with a sprinkling of purpose

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” Robert Byrne  It’s usual to have a goal for the day, particularly if you work in a high performance sector. Goals certainly have their place, but what if we added, or switched, to a purpose for the day? How much...
How to create more time in your day

How to create more time in your day

“How we spend our days is of course, how we spend our lives.” Annie DillardAre you managing or leading your time? In her book, Radio Heaven, Dr Sam Collins, suggests: “Don’t take a time-management approach but a time-leadership approach: design your life first, and...
What don’t we know?

What don’t we know?

“To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.” – Confucius  We don’t know what we don’t know. So if you don’t tell us, we still won’t know.From the companies that offer valuable additional services that their...
Are boundaries crippling you?

Are boundaries crippling you?

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford  In a primary school playground, kids seem to know who’s who in impressive detail – such as who their siblings are, which...
Is there pride within your team?

Is there pride within your team?

Sport tends to provide us with an invaluable source of real life examples of high performing, high stakes team dynamics. Of last week’s Wallabies game, it was said:”Great teams are built around stories – there’s a lot of stories to come out of that...
Creating a belief cycle

Creating a belief cycle

An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it. – Robert Brault  There are countless examples in sport history of belief generating belief, with Roger Bannister’s 4 minute mile being one of the most...