Building Connections

Matt Barker
Working with teams I caught up with a leader earlier this week. We started work together last September as part of a programme of work with the senior team they lead. The feedback they gave was reassuring “We think of you now as part of the team. You’re our coach.”…
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We didn’t come this far to only come this far

Matt Barker
The Phoenix Effect: The triangle of fire required for organisations to revive and thrive after surviving Covid-19 Many organisations are still very much in the throes of doing the things they need to do to survive the Covid-19 crisis. At some point, and now may well be too soon for…
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Being human…whilst racing through treacle blindfolded

Matt Barker
Being human in the world of PlanetK2 is a value we live and work by. In recent times, we’ve been leading with this value. But what does it mean for us to be human? At PlanetK2 we’ve been focusing with care and compassion, so people can adapt to the conditions…
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Festive survival tips

Matt Barker
Sing along with me please… “I wish it could be Christmas Everyday…” Blimey. Really? Every day? Imagine it… We’d all be enormous! Excessive food, too much to drink, not enough sleep... all a bit tough for people who are keen to keep performing well through December and into the new…
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Danny MacAskill – Talent in action

Matt Barker
Have a look at the video at this link, or below, and see what you think... it’s not got a lot to do with work, but someone sent it to me and I thought it was phenomenal. Forget the Red Bull sponsorship - although that might have helped Danny MacAskill…
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Getting your tactics in synch

Matt Barker
We've just finished the 2 day kick off to the athlete at work® programme and really enjoyed some interesting conversations around performance in these testing times. One of the most interesting discussions was around the perceived pressure to get more done in less time. Wouldn't we all like that? So,…
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How to develop endurance

Matt Barker
It's pretty clear that the coming months are going to explore the endurance of business leaders, both physically and mentally. When we develop endurance we gain the capacity to persevere with demanding work for long periods of time; enabling you to make good decisions when physically and mentally tired; and…
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More done in less time…

Matt Barker
We received the following feedback on planet K2 yesterday. Not only did it make us feel quite good about ourselves, but we also realised that there's quite a bit we can learn from these select words, particularly when it comes to filling the physical component of the performance pie... "My…
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Negatively stressed? What’s your chosen response?

Matt Barker
"It's subtle this performance coaching stuff, but it works. This time last year if circumstances had been the same I'd have been sh*!ing myself and unhealthily pessimistic. This year I'm still pessimistic, but understand that this pessimism is actually useful. If I use it appropriately, it helps me to perform…
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