Tag: High-Performance

How To ‘Raise Your Game’

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in BriSights, Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Learn your strengths and weaknesses, inside and out, because self-awareness makes everything else possible.’

‘Control the controllables. Don’t get caught up in things outside your frame of influence.’

‘Care about the results so much that you are willing to do what it takes to get there.’

‘Knock out distractions. Consider how to spend your time wisely and efficiently. Be ruthless in trimming the ‘fat’ from your day.’

‘Listen with empathy and purpose.’

‘Never quickly judge who or what is worth paying attention to. Be open.’

‘Don’t be a jerk, but make sure your confidence comes through in how you talk and do your work.’

‘Don’t forget the importance of selling your vision, inspiring and convincing other committed people to get on board.’

‘Don’t treat others the way you want to be treated. Treat others the way they want to be treated.’

‘Set goals that are both realistic and just out of reach– belief will help you cross the divide.’

‘Begin with fulfilling the current role. Do what your team needs you to do, not what you want to do, what you feel like doing, or what is convenient for you.’

Source

Alan Stein Jr. and Jon Sternfeld (2019). Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best

How Great Leaders Retain Top Talent

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Companies need to create and invest in long-term strategies for developing healthy, thriving teams, much like they already do in the areas of finance, operations, and technology.’

‘Your teams won’t reach their full performance potential until you uncover and address the root source of chronic stress and disengagement and address them, before actively seeking to incorporate the root drivers of thriving and high performance.’

‘Leaders need to be aware of the tension that workplace policies create within the ABC needs, specially between autonomy and belonging, and find intentional ways to develop both.’

‘It’s important for leaders to identify the root cause of workload and overcommitment.’

‘Don’t be afraid to have conversations with your internal and external clients and customers about workload priorities.’

‘Developing great teaming practices, timeboxing top priorities, conducting meetings audits, and other simple strategies can provide outsized stress relief to your team.’

‘Employees crave meaning and values alignment in their work experiences.‘

‘Speaking in the language of an employee’s values can help them to prioritize their work and more clearly see the impact they are making.’

‘Sticky recognition leads to mattering. There are important business and well-being outcomes that occur when a person feels like they matter at work.’

‘Saying thank you ‘plus’ is one of the best ways to convey sticky recognition.’

Source:

Paula Davis (2025). Lead Well: 5 Mindsets to Engage, Retain, and Inspire Your Team