Learning
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Negative Mindset: How Underdeveloped Traits Can Sabotage Athletic Performance
Athletic performance is undeniably a blend of physical prowess and mental fortitude. While much emphasis is placed on the physical components of an athlete’s training regimen, the psychological aspects are often overshadowed. Yet, emerging evidence demonstrates that an athlete’s negative mindset traits can detrimentally affect their performance and overall mental well-being. 1. Fear of Failure:…
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Chasing Shadows: Is Current Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training Helping or Hindering?
It’s about time we shake the dust off the words we commonly use and gaze critically at the existing corporate practices that surround Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Make no mistake: We are firm believers in the importance of DEI. Workplaces should be melting pots of diverse ideas, voices, and experiences. But it seems like…
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Threads Is The End of Social Media: But The Beginning Of “Social Performance”
So you’ve heard about Threads? Amid this sea change, recent trends point towards a growing need to better understand and measure human behavior across business and sport domains. In these trends, there’s a platform that’s reshaping the landscape – Threads. A data-driven tool that could mark the end of social media as we know it.Why?…
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How to Change Your Team in a Week: A New Look at Mindset Metrics
In the quest for outstanding performance, both in sports and business, leaders often invest considerable time and resources in analytics. Quantifying skill sets, tracking performance metrics, and meticulously cataloging strengths and weaknesses are crucial parts of team-building. However, there’s one component that often goes unmeasured and under-appreciated, and that’s the mindset of the individuals within…
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Overcoming the Perfectionist Paradox: Performance Mindset in Business and Sports
In today’s increasingly competitive world, perfectionism – the constant pursuit of flawlessness coupled with critical self-evaluation – is often held aloft as an exemplary trait, an emblem of success. However, a growing body of research suggests that this relentless chase of perfection can have significant detrimental effects on both business performance and sports outcomes. The…
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Untapped Potential of Analytics for Sports Innovation in Canada: A Shallow Dive into Athlete Mindset Assessment
As the global sports industry evolves, the use of technology and analytics for driving performance enhancement and strategic decision-making is fast gaining momentum. However, in Canada, the adoption of these cutting-edge technologies remains relatively low, particularly in assessing and developing athletes’ mindset, resulting in untapped potential. This article aims to shed light on the current…
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How To Be Mediocre: Featuring The Universities and Colleges of Canada
It’s true that the majority of universities (and colleges) in Canada have an organizational culture that is, at best, mediocre. So many passionate and hard working people work in these institutions. So how, and why, are so many of them not achieving their full potential? Read on to see the top three ways post secondary…
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Like It Or Not, Your Post Pandemic Leadership Is Misguided
For those in leadership, the main focus of your last couple years has more been on survival than anything else. But now, if your goal was to return to normal after the pandemic, you have missed the huge lesson that the world is doing everything it can in order to teach you. You have to…
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Psychological Safety vs Psychological Stress: Balancing Both Matters
Psychological safety is a hot topic right now, with good reason, as it is a key part of high performance. It is lacking in workplaces, educational settings, and even homes worldwide. But it also leaves a very important question: What about the need for more psychological stress? What Is Psychological Safety? Here we focus on…
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3 Organizational Culture Insights From 2021
In 2021, organizational culture continued on the path of difficult trends set in 2020. Mainly, these trends involve the continued use of remote work, economic challenges, continuous pivoting, lack of clear vision, and turnover. Check out the biggest changes we’ve seen in the past year and how we can improve them in 2022. The Great…