video: 3 Peak Performance Secrets

One of the most fundamental things that anyone can do for their leadership skills is basic: figure out how to feel great, day after day.

This is the stuff of peak performance athletes, and with books like The Corporate Athlete and The Power of Full Engagement these ideas are being used in companies, too.

It seems basic enough--eat well, exercise, meditate and you'll feel good, perform well. So I have to ask myself--why don't I do more of this?

Taking the example of diet, I think it comes down to this: if I eat well and then I feel well, I probably won't notice. But if I eat poorly, usually won't impact me right away--it takes a few hours, and by then I'm much less likely to link how I feel to what I ate. And if my eating habits go downhill, it may take a few weeks for the full impact of that to hit me. Thus the connection between diet and performance can be hard to realize.

With this talk, I present some of the research that I found that shows the benefits of these basics. My hope is that by having this research in mind, I'll be more likely to do these things, and as a result feel good and perform well.

video: 3 Secrets of Peak Performance Leaders

video: How to Avoid Leadership

Yesterday I got a last minute opportunity to speak to a local group on the topic of
leadership. And so I decided to try something different.

Instead of saying what I believe is true about being a good leader, I set up the talk so that I said the opposite of what I believe works. And thus the premise of "how to avoid getting put into a leadership position."

It was a fun talk to give, and the audience enjoyed it. I think what makes a paradoxical talk work is that it helps people relax, focus, and see themselves in my tips on what to NOT do.

If you are working to develop your leadership skills, watch the video and consider if you are currently using any of these "tips."

video: Practical Tips to Avoid Positions of Leadership