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Martin Guptill and Kane Williamsons world record opening partnership for New Zealand of 171 against Pakistan in their second Twenty20 is a perfect illustration of whats possible when an athlete creates the right state to perform.
Having examined high level performance for over 20 years, the most notable difference between sport and business is that sports teams understand their results will be governed by who they put on the park and how well they play on the day.
The key to organisational success is to enable those who work there to be ever more successful in their roles.
As 2015 draws to a close, its a good time to assess our relevance. As we know, there are challenges on the horizon – none of which we are entirely immune from.
It seems every business publication today has an aspiration to help women ascend the corporate ranks; to gain the recognition they deserve and in the process, reduce the imbalance our nation continues to experience between men and women in business.
As the fall-out from the atrocities in Paris continue, knowing what we stand for as a nation has suddenly become ever more important. No so long ago, we were proud of Fonterra and its performance on the global stage.
As the excitement of the All Blacks historic back to back victory in the Rugby World Cup begins to fade, are there lessons we who have adopted the sport as our national game will retain?
A superb performance by the All Blacks at Twickenham yesterday saw them achieve what no other nation has managed to do; win back to back Rugby World Cup titles.
As cost pressures build, as they are in a number of sectors, the need for people to prove themselves to those above is taking precedence over a commitment to add value to the intended cause.
The All Blacks demolition of France yesterday came about for two reasons: They fielded a better team andThey knew it and as a result, played like it. When a team finds form, as the ABs did, special things happen.
There has been a significant increase in the amount of interest towards ‘gamification – essentially the ‘game-etising of tasks and processes. The rationale being that by making things more fun, peoples performance and productivity can be enhanced.
There has been a bit of talk in the press about the relationship between how badly an athlete wants something and their ability to realise it.