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 […]
The Professional’s Pain
How to create a good and productive life Professionals face the sharp edge of acceleration – productivity, technology and connection with meaningful work. At the same time, they seek Eudaimonia (a good life). The pace has become overwhelming. How does one solve this paradox? After 28 years working for Professional firms, here are some perspectives […]
Presence, Flow and Eudaimonia
Purpose for Resilience As a young doctor, it seemed that the science and practice applied to save lives, might have another purpose. Medical and biological sciences could be applied to improve and optimise life. The vision took me into Sports Medicine and then Resilience. However, most clients have us pegged as the bounce or “tough […]
Resilient Leadership in a Nutshell
Insight, mastery, connection and influence Resilience searches are booming and many definitions exist. We believe it is a learned ability to demonstrate bounce, courage, connection and creativity. This set of skills is closely interrelated. Bounce requires courage, connection and creativity. Equally, creativity requires bounce, courage and connection. While interrelated, cultivating resilient leadership is a journey that […]
How to Be a Successful Founder
In this article I provide a Founder’s Manifesto that outlines the 8 key intentions required for successful entrepreneurship. Correctly applied these will deliver awareness, wellbeing and sustainable performance. Currently, 66% of adults intend to become founders. We long for the freedom to do something meaningful. To create; build; earn financial freedom; and find dignity. Most won’t make it. […]
Global Resilience Diagnostic Report
Resilience Delivers It is with great pleasure that we present our Global Resilience Diagnostic Report for 2016. Based on 26,099 assessments and over a million data points, we can offer you a fascinating glimpse of how people function has become a dynamic and key feature of business. Our goal is to keep people safe, well and […]
The future of leadership training
The problem HBR October 2016 article “Why Leadership Training Fails” by Beer, Finnstrom and Scrhrader poses a radical rethink on training. Organisations spent US$356 billion on training in 2015 with questionable returns. The implications are uncomfortable. We take it seriously. To serve our clients we have to work at this. In a nutshell, training does […]
Coaching for Team Flow
A practice guide for coaching exceptional teams We have worked hard to help people be better team members and leaders to be better at supporting their teams. Yet the team is clearly an organism in its own right. Team performance is in the spotlight. We know that team behaviours determine performance. How might the science […]
Power & Care
Our European team and number of clients have spent the last days at the Mind & Life Conference in Brussels. It has been an enlightening and inspiring connection with a joyous community. We would like to share the highlights and strongly recommend Mind and Life Institute as a noble cause. Mind and Life started in […]