You and your team have been working long days, nights and weekends preparing to pitch a new client. Finally the day has arrived and you are hoping to land this client. Your team’s presentation was stellar, they handled all the questions and concerns the client raised. As you look around the boardroom, you can tell […]
Are you a High-Performance Learner?
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Mar 25
As some of you know, I have been a competitive athlete for most of my life, and for the last 20 years I have been a competitive triathlete, racing nationally and internationally. Over this period I have had the opportunity to represent Canada at the World Triathlon Championships. Racing with some of the best elite-level […]
You Want Me To Do What? — Performing Beyond Your Comfort Zone
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Mar 18
In today’s modern fast-paced and ever changing world, professionals are often asked to perform tasks that are beyond their “job description”. Often they think, or sometimes might even say to the person making the request, “You want me to do what?”. They simply don’t want to move beyond their comfort zone. The reality is that […]
Motivation vs. Grit. What do Organizations Need to Perform at their Best?
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Feb 25
It is very common for people and teams starting a new project to establish several goals and objectives with lots of motivation for achieving them, but then fall short. Recent performance research indicates that people, teams and organizations can start down a path towards achieving some remarkable goals, with lots of enthusiasm, and then sure […]