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- Nov 15, 2022
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Best practice vs best principles
In high performance sport there is a lot of copy and paste. Best practice can be a distraction and more clutter. In my experience the...
Richard Young
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Innovation done well
Innovation done well is less than you think. Having setup the innovation programmes in UK and NZ there are patterns to projects that...
Richard Young
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Own your jargon!
High Performing Teams define their jargon! High performing teams (transformational teams) can overuse words they are familiar with but...
Richard Young
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
Transformation to sustained performance.
In my experience I see primarily two types of high performing teams: transactional and transformational. One has occasional performance...
Richard Young
- Sep 4, 2022
- 1 min
The Addition Addiction
Is your world rewarded for Addition? It likely is! We are biased towards addition and sometimes this is rewarded and encouraged by the...
Richard Young
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Chasing the uncertainty fix
I was advising a sport on their debrief process recently when a leader commented that the sport needed more certainty. Unfortunately,...
Richard Young
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
High Performers own the language!
To create sustained performance own your language. I work with experts and when you have extensive experience in any field you have more...
Richard Young
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Deep Listening
In supporting leaders to create systems for sustained performance there is a core focus: Performance Communication. A medal is a symptom...
Richard Young
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Fit
The book 'Deep Simplicity' by John Gribben points out a number of 'Rules of the Game'. In high performance the rule of Strategic...
Richard Young
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Learning after winning
I highlight a couple of principles to focus on to ensure winning does not camouflage your opportunities. How best to uncover the evidence...
Richard Young
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
Debriefs that perform
Debriefs that Perform. Fantastic sport competition on throughout the world. I am getting more questions and calls to support Reviews....
Richard Young
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
High Performance is not a medal!
That is a result. High Performance is communication. With ourselves in the moment. Watch any of the medal winning events, race victories,...
Richard Young
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Marginal Gains or Marginal Remains.
Working recently with a leadership team fascinated to implement the 'marginal gains' strategy seen in sport: (finding 1% gains and adding...
Richard Young
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Repeat Medallism: Part 3 (Role adaptation)
Part 3: The systemic differences between those who perform occasionally and those who perform repeatedly. Sustained high performance has...
Richard Young
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
The High bar in High Performance
High performers keep standards high. The know they can move current reality to meet their desired future. They focus on the Performance...
Richard Young
- May 30, 2022
- 1 min
High Performance Ecosystem
The performance environment is the total ecosystem of the high performer. Their home, training space, workspace, living patterns, family...
Richard Young
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
Repeat Medallism (video 1)
The systemic differences between those who perform occasionally and those who perform repeatedly. Sustained high performance has deep...
Richard Young
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
No repeat medallist did it alone.
Experts know that growth requires deep focus. But deep focus narrows perspective. Expert performers rely on the reflection and...
Richard Young
- May 9, 2022
- 1 min
Growth mindset simplified
High Performers have a growth mindset. What does this look like in their performance life? (Compiled over 5 Olympic cycles) -Not...
Richard Young
- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
The circle of performance wellbeing
As Liverpool FC soccer manager Jurgen Klopp put it: “We all feel, it’s not about me alone to fulfill the high expectations set for the...
Richard Young
- May 2, 2022
- 1 min
High performers decide. Low performers ruminate.
High performers decide and act to create their future. Low performers ruminate to understand their past. Perfect clarity and absolute...
Richard Young
- Apr 13, 2022
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Richard Young
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
Performance Wellbeing and Meaning
Simplification and pursuit of meaning are both linked to wellbeing. Old concepts often forgotten in a busy world of information and...
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