Executive Athlete is a firm that
specializes in helping individuals and teams take their performance to
the next level. They believe that executives who develop an ‘athlete
mentality’ can operate at peak performance. The ‘Executive Athlete’ can
balance the increasingly complex challenges and responsibilities at
work and at home, while pursuing challenging goals and remaining true
to deeply held values. Top sports athletes have long benefited from
coaching, which is seen as an integral part of their success. Business
leaders are now benefiting from the dramatic developments in
performance coaching that have been available in the sports world for
decades.
The Making of an Executive Athlete
In an increasingly demanding world, many executives lack the capacity
to maintain high performance - especially under pressure. In order for
executives to achieve sustained high performance, they must learn to
train in the same systematic ways that elite athletes do. This requires
drawing on four separate but interconnected sources of energy to
achieve sustained high performance. To be fully engaged, one must be
physically energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and
spiritually aligned with their individual mission as well as that of
their organization.
The Pulse of High Performance: Life is a Series of Sprints, not a
Marathon
The conventional wisdom is that the best way to manage the endless
demands of our work lives is to assume the mentality of a marathoner,
conserving energy in order to stay the course over many years without
burning out. In fact, sustained high performance requires the mentality
of a sprinter - fully engaging for clearly defined periods of time and
then strategically recovering. To live like a sprinter is to break work
down into a series of manageable intervals - fully engaging and then
fully recovering. This principle is called oscillation and it creates a
powerful pulse that drives greater efficiency, improved health and
happiness, and sustained high performance. This requires drawing on
four separate but interconnected sources of energy to achieve sustained
high performance. To be fully engaged, one must be physically
energized, emotionally connected, mentally focused and spiritually
aligned with their own purpose and the mission of their organization
The Power of Being Fully Engaged
Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of performance and the
most precious gift we have to give. Productivity, as well as health and
happiness, are grounded in the skilful management of energy. To be
fully engaged means to be physically energized, emotionally connected,
mentally focused and fully aligned with the company's mission. Each
individual represents a cell of potential energy in the larger company
body. Great leaders begin by effectively managing their own energy.
Great leadership is marked by the capacity to mobilize, focus, invest,
channel and renew organizational energy in the service of the company’s
mission. Just as individuals have a pulse, so too does the company
body. The skilled management of energy fuels a strong and vibrant pulse
and a fully engaged workforce.
Drawing on 20 years of experience working with world-class athletes and
other elite performers, Executive Athlete delivers a unique system for
driving full engagement, grounded in the management of personal energy,
and the development of highly precise individual performance training
plan.