Performance Improvement

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  • All Blacks 8 France 7

    All Blacks 8 France 7

    Prime Minister John Key summed up the mood of the nation nicely when he said he felt a mixture of jubilation and relief as the All Blacks managed to hold on for a 1 point win over France in the final of the Rugby World Cup at Eden Park to claim the Webb...

  • Fixing New Zealand Cricket’s woes

    Fixing New Zealand Cricket’s woes

    Apart from a couple of impressive performances by the likes of Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder and Chris Martin, the Black Caps have been sorely exposed by India for what they have predictably become.

  • All Blacks’ form – leveraging capability

    All Blacks’ form – leveraging capability

    Whilst the All Blacks recent form would suggest they have made some decent headway in terms of increasing their psychological capacity to perform i.e. gaining traction in the area of improving mind-sets, the Springboks collapse is rather more surprising.

  • The beautiful game

    The beautiful game

    I have been asked on numerous occasions since the show began what I thought about the All Whites performance at the World Cup in South Africa but as I didnt see any of their matches (due to the hours they played as opposed to my lack of interest) I am...

  • Commercial coaching

    Commercial coaching

    For a number of years now the business world has embraced the analogy of ‘coaching because it assumed the approach taken by sports coaches is likely to be more effective in regards to ‘leveraging capability and ‘developing potential than the traditional...

  • Beware the cardboard cutouts

    Beware the cardboard cutouts

    In recent months I have had conversations with a number of executives who are becoming increasingly concerned by the lack of substance they are observing in leaders being appointed to senior roles within their own organisations and/or other companies...

  • NZ U17’s impress

    NZ U17’s impress

    Last weeks one all draw against Group D leaders Turkey at the under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has been described as one of New Zealands best ever performances in international football.

  • Leadership is the answer

    Leadership is the answer

    As the financial crisis deepens, business leaders around the world are becoming increasingly vocal about the need to find practical solutions to keep their organisations afloat.