Opportunity Knocks: F1 Lessons 79

How can you use the concept of hierarchies to ensure alignment of the business' goals with individuals' targets? In this week's episode I explore how the approach to performance targets used in F1 can be used in business to help give clarity of expectations and show how individuals are contributing to overall business aims

From reading Enid Blyton books in a small village in South America to coaching executive across huge organisations and institutions This week's conversation with the awesome Vera Woodhead is a fantastic insight into the lessons from high performing teams and how we can all learn from them Noteable links: Vera's website: Vera Woodhead Vera's LinkedIn profile: Vera Woodhead | LinkedIn Welcome the Unwelcome, by Pema Chodron: Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World (Audio Download): Claire Foy, Pema Chödrön, Shambhala Publications: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals

How do I identify the Insights that will help drive performance?In this week's episode I talk about understanding Decisions in order to get to the Insights you need

Do you suffer from Decision Regret? Do you waste precious time and energy reliving old decisions and beating yourself up about it? What if there was a better way, so that you could reflect on your decisions, but focus your energy on what you can do differently/ better in future?

I'd heard of herding cats, but not herding ducks! I recently had an amazing experience during an away day, instructing sheep dogs to herd ducks in a field. So many lessons to be learned, including how different individuals respond to slightly different instructions, and although they perform their tasks in their own style they can still all be high performing So stop herding cats, and start herding those ducks!

A fantastic chat this week with the amazing Jenny Latham from Jenny Latham Coaching Jenny helps mid career professionals know what to do next to find career mojo through 1:2:1 Coaching.  We talk about Jenny's career, and how she now works with clients, offering 2 core products: Career MOTs - a quick and simple 'health check' on your career that you can take at any time Next Steps Navigator - a 12-week programme of coaching to help you accelerate your career A couple of links: Jenny's LinkedIn profile: Jenny Latham ACC ICF | LinkedIn Energize, by Simon Alexander Ong: Energize: Make the Most of Every Moment (Audio Download): Simon Alexander Ong, Simon Alexander Ong, Penguin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals Jenny's LinkedIn post about running: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jenny-latham_where-do-you-have-your-best-ideas-i-told-activity-7240305294688333824-vGv6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

What's the value of your network, and why should you maintain those relationships? Check out this week's episode of Helping You Perform to hear my thoughts

When opportunity knocks, are you there to answer the door?

What's the difference between Knowledge and Wisdom? As I get another year older, and possibly slightly wiser, I reflect on the difference and what it means to me. Let me know your words of wisdom, drop me a line via www.paulteasdale.co.uk 

In this week's episode I speak with the fascinating Adam Petersen With over 20 years experience in high performance environments, including off shore oil rigs and working for Amazon, Adam is now making the transition into academia at the Luxembourg School of Business, helping others to set up and scale their businesses for performance. Adam shares amazing insights and stories, and has messages that we can all relate to, including: Smile, it makes all the difference. You catch more bees with honey Leadership is about making the least wrong decision It's always grey (never black & white) Links: Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: Adam Petersen | LinkedIn Adam's LinkedIn post about his 3 key lessons: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-petersen_flashback-friday-five-years-ago-i-activity-7209899664647639041-emyl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop  Hidden Brain podcast: When Did Marriage Become So Hard? | Hidden Brain : NPR John Coleman: John Coleman | LinkedIn