Take care of yourself to take care of your performance

As well as working with corporate performers on the mental side of their performance, on their tactics, on how to exploit their technical knowledge, on building their support team and on understanding their environment; we also talk regularly about the physical aspects of performing. Whether you're working 35 hours, 5…
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Team performance – permission to excel?

We often run a very simple exercise with teams that we work with which encourages individuals members to trade strengths with each other and talk about the things that they see each other being great at for the team. The exercise is always well received, with loads of energy and…
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What do you stand for?

Here's our latest thought piece, written by Keith. If you'd like it in a pretty PDF form, then let us know and we'll send you it. Enjoy. I’ve got a Superman tattoo and I sometimes get asked why - mainly by my exasperated and disappointed mother but not exclusively. Perhaps…
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Dealing with disappointment

Ravi Bopara’s back in the England cricket team squad for today’s test match against India two years to the week after his last test appearance for England. It was interesting to hear him talking on Monday about what is going on between his ears and how important he feels that…
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Is there such a thing as a ‘born winner?’

Is there such a thing as a 'born winner?' In the run up to the British Open golf this week Tom Watson has been talking about the game’s new young rising star Rory McIlroy, and about winning. He says he believes that McIlroy will have learned important lessons through losing…
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7 High performance characteristics

Below are some of the characteristics high performing people (and teams) have - 1. Practise relentlessly on fundamentals 2. Lead with strengths 3. Exploit talent (own and that of those around you) 4. Own your feedback 5. Focus your desire to improve on the right thing at the right time…
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The Sales Club

We always talk to people we work with about the importance of celebrating success, so we're delighted to celebrate a recent success with everyone who reads our blog, by sharing a link to The Sales Club blog that has just gone up. It's great to get this kind of feedback…
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Simple wisdom from Jack Nicholas

Here are the words of advice from golfing great to upcoming superstar Rory McIlroy before McIlroy's final round at the US open this weekend: “Just believe in yourself, play within yourself, understand yourself, understand what you can do, and do what you can do.” That is so simple and so…
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Focusing on the wrong thing

Have a read of Alex Partridge talking on the BBC website. Some simple, effective quotes about making sure that you're not handicapping yourself by focusing on the wrong thing at the wrong time. How good are you at focusing on the stuff that really matters and making sure that you're…
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Fundamental performance factors

I listened to Michael Vaughan and Phil Tufnell last night discussing England's remarkable 1st test win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff. Nothing remarkable about that but for the number of times in the conversation they talked about fundamental performance factors like belief, mindset, momentum and how one person's nervousness can…
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