I had two seperate conversations today with two ex-colleagues. Both are now self-employed, one in recruitment and one in financial services, and what struck me as I talked to them both within the space of an hour was what different views they had of the same world. One was bullish…

If you're serious about getting the most out of yourself and the talent around you, then you'll have a read of this and you'll have a think about whether you can benefit from un-managing the talent in your business. We believe that if you truly want to set free the…

Dan Pink recently blogged about there being only two kind of people in the world... thought provoking, simple stuff. So, we thought we'd add a little high performance twist to his idea... There are only two kinds of people in the world: Those that fulfill potential - and those that…

Have a read back of this article from the first match of the recent Ashes series... it shows just what fine lines there are between success and failure and that if you're to make sure that you're on the right side of those two outcomes, then you need to be…

Here's a simple exercise regarding disciplined performance that we ask you to carry out with any teams you work as part of next week. Very simply ask each member of the team to identify and share: 1) 3 core strengths that they bring to the team that they should be…

Back in the day Huey Lewis and the News sang "The power of love is a curious thing, make a one man weep, make another man sing" and the same could be said of self-belief or confidence. Take a look at the BBC Sport website today and the football headline…

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…

Take a listen to this interview with G Mac from radio 5s coverage of the BBC SPOTY last night. He’s asked about the 20 seconds leading up to his Ryder cup winning putt. We all perform under pressure sometimes, maybe not as much as GMac faced, but we can all apply…

The Talent Code is a great book that has some really simple, high performance principles within it that can apply to any kind of talent that you're looking to create or refine. We'd highly recommend having a read of the book and seeing how you think we might be able…

Are you free to use your talent and curiosity at work to really help those who employ you get the best of your knowledge, experience and ingenuity? If not, why not print out a few copies of this article and leave it around the place where decision makers will be…