Here are some interesting pre-Olympic comments from the UK Athletics head coach. Have a read and see what you think and make sure you get all the way to the last paragraph. It highlights some interesting paradoxes in elite level performance. It can help to care passionately about what you…

Here's the first of a short series of Thought Pieces written in the run up to the London Olympics by one of our coaches who's closely involved. We'd be delighted if any of them prove useful for you in your performance and equally delighted if you feel inclined to forward…

Lewis Hamilton has provided us with a beautifully simple example of talent not being enough in a competitive world. In his post Canadian Grand Prix victory he spoke about the difference between last year and this. “I think I’m driving the same,” he said, “but last year, every year, I’m…

Test cricket is a great game. Not everyone would agree, just as not everyone understands the game, but it’s fascinating in the way that it throws up a mixture of individual strengths and team dynamics. For whilst it’s a team game, it clearly depends too on individual performances and perhaps…

If so, we're interested in hearing from you, especially if you're a high performance coaching organisation! Why so we hear you cry? Well, Keith, our CEO is traveling to Melbourne and Sydney in July to work with one of our customers and as part of that trip he'll also be…

Like many others, we love the thoughts, ideas and concepts in Matthew Syed's book Bounce. Here's him today on the BBC website writing about pressure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17874450 He talks about understanding, managing and controlling pressure. Become expert at managing the demands upon you and your resources to deal with them. Become…

Being human, not machines we're subject to an incredibly large number of variables that determine how well we perform. Many elite level performers strive for consistency in the face of tough conditions or competition, aiming to make their own performance a consistent factor in an inconsistent world. However, even the…

Here are links to a couple of recently published articles. We think they're rattling good reads... What would it be like if business leaders focused on performance - click here to see the article on FT.com http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/479b2e18-66bf-11e1-863c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1qaxbFjq3 And here's a piece on Business Zone about the value of confidence and…

A brilliant line from Arianna Huffington's TED Talk. Are you getting enough sleep? Stop kidding yourself you can be great on a self-imposed sleep deprivation programme. Thank you for the simple, powerful message. Off to shut our eyes!

We've been using Performance Intelligence for a while now and it's getting some great feedback as a practical coaching tool. As part of the next steps of PI world dominance (softly, softly...) we're putting on some training later in the year for people who want to become PI Coaches. All…