Helping People Perform

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 We...

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 herdin...

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 Navigat...

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 tha...

From professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter to Confidence Coach, this week's episode sees us talking to the fascinating Jeremy D Murphy Jeremy shares his story, the impact of some of the most important people in his life, including his fighting coach Pops. Books and movies discussed: The Art of Learning, by Josh Waitzkin The Town, starring Ben Affleck King Warrior Magician Lover, by Robert Moore...

Next Level thinking!

The term 'Director' is synonymous with business, but it's also got a place in photography and videography In this week's episode I reflect on the conversation I had with the amazing Duncan Nicholls - photographer, videographer and all round amazing person, in episode 51 of Helping People Perform ( Be the Director of Your Life, with Duncan Nicholls: Ep 51 (paulteasdale.co.uk) ) It's all about setti...

Dave is a #1 Bestselling author, Multi-Award-Winning Coach, creator of The Management M.A.S.T.E.R.Y. University, advisory board member of The R;pple Suicide Prevention Charity and is one of the most sought-after Peak Performance Specialists in the UK   .   He is dedicated to equipping leaders with the skills needed for peak performance and authentic leadership.  Dave's expertise has...

What is the Racing Mindset? From my conversation with the awesome Paul Harris on Helping People Perform episode 35 So, no matter how much of a 'donkey' your car is, turn up to the next race and do your best, or better! Link to episode 35:  https://rapid.paulteasdale.co.uk/podcasts/helping-people-perform/episodes/2147943090   Link to Paul Harris Coaching:  Life Coach Woking, Surrey (...

It's not all about driving fast. Sometimes the value can come from being the one to brake last. In this week's episode I reflect on the tagline of a product and business that I have the privilege of working alongside for the past year or so: Halo by Orthene As a breakthrough high performance product, Halo epitomises the mindset required to gain the last drop of advantage possible. Drive fast, brak...

North Star Thinking In this week's episode I speak with the awesome Will Polston about his life journey and ultimately getting to his purpose in life to help others perform. In this fascinating chat we discuss how a desire for change in your life doesn't have to be because you're inherently unhappy with where you are and what you're doing, sometimes it's simply because you know you will get more f...

If you really want to outperform everyone else there's only one option: Go Beyond! In this week's episode I discuss this simple yet highly effective phrase that encapsulates high performance, which I came across in Episode 26 of Helping People Perform with the ever-awesome Patrick Cowden (see link to episode below) So, stand on the shoulders of giants. Learn from others. But make sure you Go Beyon...

One thing that high performers have in common: they Don't Die Wondering I came across this phrase in my conversation with the awesome     Laura Siddall  in episode 8 of Helping People Perform (link to episode:  https://rapid.paulteasdale.co.uk/podcasts/helping-people-perform/episodes/2147808199 ) Whether it's a sporting endeavour, a new job, contract or project, make sure you g...

In another of these episodes where I focus on high performance phrases and mantras, this week I reflect on a conversation that I had that made a profound impact on my life. From episode 26 of Helping People Perform with my awesome guest Dan MacQueen, the phase "Chop wood, carry water, get to work" has always stuck with me Check out the amazing episode here  https://rapid.paulteasdale.co.uk/po...

Success drives success. And losing a race that you had no real chance of winning in the first place can be demotivating. Which is why it's important to set yourself up to Win Your Own Race. In this week's episode I talk about the importance of setting targets that motivate, whilst avoiding setting yourself up for inevitable failure. Challenging yet realistic. Achievable yet a stretch. I'd love to...

It's fairly simple when you think about it:  "You can't win if you don't finish. And you can't finish if you don't start" In this week's episode I discuss this simple yet powerful phrase that helps me remember to try new things, get them started, and get them over the line. Reach out to me via www.paulteasdale.co.uk  to share your thoughts and questions on this

Life is 3 things: It's a Sales game It's a Numbers game, and It's a Risk game From school drop-out and gang member to award-winning student, through to pharmaceutical executive and then founder of his own commodities business. Pradeep's life is full of lessons about reflection, application and focus. Connect with Pradeep via https://www.linkedin.com/in/pksacitharan/

Carrying on from last week's episode on "Don't get bitter, get better", this week I focus on another saying that helps you achieve that very thing - "Control the controllables" Recognising and documenting what is in and out of your control is a very empowering thing. Try it for yourself, and let me know how you get on via www.paulteasdale.co.uk  

"Leadership is simple. It's not easy, but it is simple." Just one of the amazing insights from this week's guest, Peter Anderton.  Peter is a speaker, coach and leadership expert who firmly believes in simplicity. We get into detail on Rule 1 of great leadership - "It's not about you". For details on Rule 2, make sure to check out his amazing TEDx talk via this link:  https://youtu.be/oD...