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Does work really have to be this hard?

The singular obsession with results and organisations being slaves to their scoreboards has resulted in workplace cultures where the zeitgeist is full of perceptions of excessive busyness, pressure and the […]

Posted in: Performance insights

Building your Mental Fitness

Here are two basic but key ways of developing a strong foundation for building your Mental Fitness and underwriting your Mental Health at work.

Posted in: Performance insightsMental Health

Take Aim with Success and Failure

When you’re setting out to achieve anything important to you, we highly recommend completing the following four steps in the order that makes most sense to you. Write the answers […]

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Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better

“Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better”. This quote by Samuel Beckett, sported as a tattoo on the arm of Tennis great Stan Wawrinka, sets […]

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If you fear failure...

The old adage goes that if you fear failure, you’ll never win. This is something I used to buy into and used frequently. But over time, I worked with more […]

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Performance on a Page

The concepts of Performance you’ll find useful to know.

Posted in: InfographicsPerformanceThe Basics

How do you compare?

I’ve realised I’m really bored with the whole “stop comparing yourself to other people, compare yourself to yourself” plea. It’s doing a huge disservice to people who naturally benefit from […]

Posted in: Performance insightsConfidenceMental Health

High Performance Survival

It’s time to re-define success. For as long as you can all remember, you’ve been showered with all manner of advice about the importance of focusing on success and believing […]

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Responding as an organisation in challenging times

In challenging times there’s huge value in facing things collectively. This is particularly true if you can respond, as one with the core ingredients of a Challenge Mindset to the […]

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Performance Conversations - Dr Tom Evens

Dr Tom Evens is an outstanding emergency medicine consultant and Dr Chris Shambrook had the privilege of interviewing him at a PerformanceFest Lounge event. This audio is also available as […]

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Getting ready for your new role

Have you secured a new role in your current business? Is your role changing? Are you moving to a position in a different organisation? Whatever your situation confident transitions into […]

Posted in: Performance insightsThe Basics

Big day. Poor sleep. Help!

It’s one of the great ironies of significant performance moments. Either you’ll have a poor night’s sleep as a result of the increased brain activity, or one of your kids […]

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