The Ultimate Deliberate Practice Guide: How to Be the Best
Everything You Need to Know to Improve Your Performance at Anything—For Beginners and Experts
What Do Fighter Pilots and Incident Management Have in Common?
High stakes, extreme stress, and big consequences for failure—fighter pilots and incident management are more alike than you realized .....
To Achieve Big Goals, Start with Small Habits
Humbled by the results, their immediate task was to identify a small change of habit to improve their situation. Like participants in dozens of prior coaching groups I’ve facilitated, these high-potential, high-achieving, and highly stressed professionals first sketched out ambitious plans ....
Managing a Chronic Complainer
Chronic complainers in the workplace are toxic not only to themselves but also to the people around them. A habit often formed in childhood, it arises from a need for validation and attention and over time can alter the neural pathways in the brain and become a part of the personality, which makes it hard to deal with. Offering sympathy and solutions is unlikely to change the behavior and if you encounter it in the workplace the best approach is to set limits on the complaining, by pointing out that complaints should be about specific issues that can be resolved. You should also suggest that the complainer express appreciation and gratitude at moments that they feel the urge to complain. With coaching and therapy it may be possible for a chronic complainer to shift their pattern of behavior and become more constructive.
Increasing the ‘meaning quotient’ of work | McKinsey
Musicians talk about being “in the groove,” sportsmen about being “in the zone.” Can employees in the workplace experience similar performance peaks and, if so, what can top management do to encourage the mental state that brings them about?
Managing a Top Performer Who Alienates Their Colleagues
You know the team superstar: The one who’s brilliant, high achieving, and outperforms pretty much everyone else — but burns through relationships all the while. What’s the best way to manage this dominant personality? How can you encourage them to improve their interactions with colleagues? What can you do to emphasize the importance of collaboration, especially if your formal incentive system only rewards hitting goals and targets?
Work In A Flow State For 2+ Hours Per Day Using The ‘3C Method’
Flow is a psychological and physiological state of peak performance. It’s where we feel our best and perform at our best — both mentally and physically. Some people refer to it as ‘being in the zone’, ‘hyperfocus,’ or ‘full immersion.’