Have a look at this piece written by Andy Murray http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/23229819 and look out for the things other than his technical and tactical ability that have contributed to his success. It's apparent how much difference other factors have made to him playing so well over the past couple of years. As…

So is there more to be learnt from how the Lions and Andy Murray won or is there more to be learnt from how Murray, Djokovic, Del Potro, Nadal, the Lions, the Australian rugby team, the Welsh rugby team the English rugby team etc etc are ALL so good. We…

There seems to be an unspoken mission on twitter for redefining words through the tactic of persistently using the word when the author is obviously describing something with a different meaning to that word. Most of this redefining game seems to be focused on the role of leadership in the…

When it's time to leave a company for a new job, your mind turns to thinking about the references you're going to need to paint a great picture for a potential new employer who doesn't know you yet. We've been having some thoughts about this and we'd like to throw…

A quote from Mr Mourinho today: "Five years in a managerial career is a long time. Football demands a lot and you learn a lot every day." If you compare the pace of change in football to the pace of change in the business world, it's pretty pedestrian and yet…

With Arsenal qualifying for an incredibly consistent 16th consecutive season of Champions league football next season, here's their manager, now the longest serving in the Premier league, writing in September 2007 about how he thinks and prepares in order to perform: "I am always excited by building a new team…

This week the CIPD reported on a recent health, well-being and productivity study which found that 98% of businesses which actively measure stress felt that it was an issue for their workforce. The CIPD's own research shows that 70% of employees experience workplace stress and that 21% regularly think about…

We're celebrating performance obsession with our latest hashtag - #performancegeek Geekery is all about an unusual devotion to something, so it seems if you're going to be a geek it's a great idea to have that devotion focused on something that's going to be really beneficial. Therefore, we're on a…

If you're interested in motivation and why we do what we do, then Drive, by Dan Pink is a book we'd recommend you read. The CIPD are putting on three, free, two hour Drive workshop on 29th May, details here. Be quick if you're interested!

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