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- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
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...