People perform best when they stop fixating on outcomes – winning a match, achieving a quota, beating a competitor, and so on.
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People perform best when they stop fixating on outcomes – winning a match, achieving a quota, beating a competitor, and so on.
Central to the systems of thought of both Aristotle and Confucius is the idea that the virtues that underpin character are developed through practice.
“Ambitious” and “Fun” are not mutually exclusive. Together they offer a path – one of very few paths – to truly sustainable performance.
Change will happen, for all sorts of reasons. How you approach it and how you handle it is what will determine how it goes, how it sticks, and what long-term outcomes you achieve.
Only once, in all my years of teaching judo, have I had to resort to punishment to resolve a free-loading issue in the dojo.
In companies large and small, leaders at all levels spend a lot of time presenting things to each other. What they often don’t do, is take the time to think things through together.
Offering and receiving feedback can be taught, and it can be learned. It’s one of the most powerful things we can invest in to support any kind of growth and development.
Leaders say they want it, so how can they sustain organized maturity in the workplace?
I witnessed something very interesting a few days ago: a rapid, real-time breakdown in leadership.
You have accomplished a lot. What have you learned in the process?