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Is Ego Really the Enemy?
I recently read an interesting book by Ryan Holiday called Ego is the Enemy. As much as I truly enjoyed it, I did not feel 100% aligned with certain concepts.When we think about enemies, we think about a world that is better off without...
What Does Accountability Look Like?
I had a conversation with a trusted colleague the other day that made me ask the question, "What does accountability look like?" In an ideal world, accountability should look like a normal conversation with two people discussing whether...
The Perils of Groupthink and Cognitive Bias
Mark Twain said, “When you find yourself on the side of the majority, you should pause and reflect.” It’s difficult to decipher whether Twain is offering advice or a warning. Maybe it’s both. Twain was not the only one to offer up such a...
Dealing with Power Dynamics in Elite Sport
Power dynamics exist in elite sport just like in any other high-performing environment. From the top down you have team leaders and team members. We nearly always participate as both, team leaders within our department and concurrently as...
Defining Collaboration
There is a saying that strength comes in numbers. The more people the better. Why have a group of five when you can have a group of 10? It’s the idealistic, euphoric, pie in the sky feeling behind the idea of collaboration. This desire to...
What is the High-Performance Model?
I know what you’re thinking. “If I hear the phrase High-Performance one more time, I’m gonna throw up”. It’s a phrase we hear all the time in business, sport or any other environment where teams must work together to produce results. It’s...
What Does an Elite High-Performance Team Look Like?
What does an elite High-Performance Department look like in sport? If I am a President, GM, Sporting Director, Technical Director, Team Operations Manager or High-Performance Director, how can I predict whether “my high performance group”...
Hiring a High-Performance Consultant: When Does it Make Sense?
We ran across this blog post by The Align Team out of Cheyenne, Wyoming discussing the value provided by consultants, and so many of the points made in this post resonated with us. As consultants in high performance, we share a similar...