Performance Frontiers

As the end of the year approaches, for many of us the workplace is getting more intense. This, coupled with a precarious market environment, means one thing: stress. In trying to manage the competing demands placed on you, we think...

Leadership Primer: Self-leadership Knowing ourselves, our values, and our ambitions, is the grounding of all leadership development. Only through effective self-leadership can we fully identify potential and create personal and professional growth for ourselves and for others. All leadership begins...

“The first pillar of joy… the first pillar of truth… and the first pillar of justice… is perspective.” The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu A flutter of excitement in your chest. Warmth trickling into your stomach....

Leadership Primer: Social contracts: practice partnering at speed Social contracts are a useful tool for building high performing teams. But in today’s workplace, where we are required to partner across teams, in complex ecosystems, we often don’t get the time...

Leadership Primer: Resilience: remaking ourselves under pressure Resilience is a fundamental quality that defines humanity. But more than ever before, we are being called on to dip into our reserves and bounce back. In this leadership primer, we look at...

Leadership Primer: The Art of Influencing Contemporary leadership champions the art of influencing as opposed to the bygone power dynamics of command and control. Influencing is particularly relevant in the multifaceted arena of partnering in complex business systems. Explore how...

Leadership Primer: EI in New Contexts “There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.” Eric Jensen Developing our Emotional Intelligence can change both our own life and all those who come into contact...

PERMA in PLACE  What constitutes a flourishing human life? What are the practices that promote our wellbeing?  These are the questions posed by Positive Psychology, an increasingly influential area of psychology research and policy. Stemming from the works of Martin...

It’s estimated that the average person spends a third of their lives (90,000 hrs) at work. If you subtract the time spent sleeping, this amounts to a significant portion of our ‘awake’ time. For most people, work is their dominant...

Leadership Primer: Discover the Profound Impact of ‘Flow’ on Success “Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.” Sigmund Freud The state of ‘flow’ in human life is a powerful force that can springboard us to our greatest accomplishments. ...