How people bounce, grow, connect and flow Our life is a blaze of consciousness in an eternity of emptiness. Behind us is 13.8 billion years of an expanding universe. Ahead may be 2.8 (or more) billion years. Human life is a fraction of a billionth of time. So short and so precious. So meaningless and […]
The Disciplines of Excellence
A study of 21,000 highlights the keys to success Amidst the exuberance of opinion, ask a good question and then see what the data says before drawing conclusions. Blessed with an abundance of data from our Resilience Diagnostic we asked: what is the difference between the top ten percent and the lowest ten percent? This […]
Own your joy
The purpose that rises above all One thing every human seeks is joy. More commonly it is called happiness – a positive or pleasurable emotion. The evolution of joy is clearly based on our need to seek survival. From the simplest bacterium to the most evolved human, three billion years have embedded the drive for […]
The Safety – Play Paradox
A delicate balance Leaders must balance innovation with safety and disruption with predictability. Growth is not possible without risk. Zero harm will secure zero innovation. Too much risk and we bet the farm. When we feel unsafe we default to flight, fight and freeze reactions When we cause others to feel unsafe, we collapse their […]
Goal Keeper: success made simple
Nature as Goal Keeper Through evolution, survival kept us honest. If you did not get up early and seek food, you starved. If you did not pay attention you became food. When you did not take care of others in need, you suffered alone. The hustle and bustle of living kept us lean, fit, alert […]
Mental Health: a leader’s guide
Early thoughts on a new test of leadership Read our updated Mental Health Leadership article here. Find out more about our mental health training programme options and toolkit. The pressure is on for leaders to understand and manage the mental health risk. This complex topic will test our leadership skills. Three forces of change are […]
Waterlogged. The science of hydration.
Bottled fluid is a huge industry estimated to be worth USD$52 billion. The purpose of this industry is profit with their claim being that that hydration is a good thing. Most of us carry a bottle of fluid thinking it is good for us. Athletes- serious and amateur, “push fluids” thinking that it will help […]
Growing Leadership Expertise
The All Blacks have famously mastered resilience through a model of Red versus Blue behaviours. In Red we are overloaded, confused and at risk. Think quarter finals against France in 2007. The All Blacks realised that they had to master the Blue state: calm, clear and skilful. The shift was drilled in practice, in matches […]
From Strategic to Tactical Calm
The Single Most Important Skill of our Time Take a look at the softness and peace in Federer’s face as he dismantles Nadal in the Australian Open with a blistering forehand. This is tactical calm. We are distracted by meditation, mindfulness and various brain-training apps. These are helpful to build Strategic Calm. If you meditate […]