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Sep
04
"Pretty please, with sugar on top": Four ways leaders can gain permission to challenge for high-performance

"Pretty please, with sugar on top": Four ways leaders can gain permission to challenge for high-performance

Use these strategies to unlock high-performance dynamics in your team.
8 min read
Apr
24
Linking to organizational values: A pragmatic tool for leaders

Linking to organizational values: A pragmatic tool for leaders

Linking their decisions, rationale, and challenges to organizational values is a powerful way for leaders to create alignment.
4 min read
Mar
19
An interview with Jack Hanratty: On rugby, high-performance coaching, & Canadian Olympic dreams

An interview with Jack Hanratty: On rugby, high-performance coaching, & Canadian Olympic dreams

I had the great pleasure to speak with Jack Hanratty recently. He's the former head coach of the
8 min read
Feb
27
Lingering questions about interactional, goal, and system tension

Lingering questions about interactional, goal, and system tension

In my last article, I introduced three ways leaders might challenge teams to the limit of performance. Each approach requires
10 min read
Feb
13
Three ways leaders can challenge for higher performance: Interactional, goal, and system tension

Three ways leaders can challenge for higher performance: Interactional, goal, and system tension

In several past articles I’ve discussed how leaders can challenge team members effectively (see planning the push, avoiding relentless
15 min read
Mar
01
Can we talk about relentless goal pressure?

Can we talk about relentless goal pressure?

A few years ago, I worked with an executive in the US. He told me how his company tended to
10 min read