3W’s of wins, worries and wishes for simple communication

Something to share with you that we talk about regularly within K2, and that we sometimes suggest people we work with get into the habit of doing - We often share within the team our weekly 'wins,worries and wishes.' Wins give us the chance to share stuff that we're delighted…
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We like cuts…

There seems to be a lot of chat about cuts today, so we thought we'd better jump on the bandwagon! We actually like cuts, from a high performance perspective of course. When you cut stuff out that you've been used to, it really makes you start thinking about what matters…
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Sir Steve’s advice…

We'd love you to have a look at this and let us know what you think. Let us help you deliver elite performance in your workplace. It'd be great to help you find your elite performance recipe.
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Don’t be so sure about using ‘don’t’ in self-talk

Interesting research and nice food for thought that the assertions about using "don't" as part of self talk or instructions, might not always have a detrimental impact on performance. We recommend that you do, and don't read this... just to cover our bases! Thanks as usual to the very excellent…
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Heal thyself – how to review your performance

We got some bad news today that we didn't win a piece of work that we were excited about the possibility of delivering. Therefore, we now quickly swing into taking our own medicine! (or see how well we can take it, as it's always easier to advise others than it…
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Invest in your talent

So, we've been having a few discussions recently about the kind of work we do... Someone called us "trainers" the other day, which is interesting, because we don't see ourselves in that way at all. We actually see ourselves as experts in performance and that got us thinking. It's pretty…
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On yer bike…

Seems only right that we do our bit to raise awareness of this scheme in London. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MemuUw1pP_M
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A matter of perspective…

What works for you when a big event is approaching - Do you prefer to count-down the days that you have left in order to put the pressure on to get ready in time? Maybe you prefer to count-up the days to the deadline so you feel like you're building…
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Focused Learning…

There's a definition of learning in some areas of psychology that goes along the lines of: "Learning is only said to have taken place when you can observe a relatively permanent change in behaviour." We find that a very useful performance focused definition as it really makes us make sure…
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Confidence at work – the corporate taboo

Seems a little strange to us that confidence is so important, yet treated so strangely. Just think, if you're not feeling that confident, it's not really the done thing to go around letting people know that you're not feeling very confident (wow, they're on the way out) and could do…
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