How leaders create lasting excellence without burnout High performance isn’t about endless sprints. It’s about sustaining excellence over time. In a world of constant change, the leaders who win are those who can maintain energy, focus and adaptability, not just drive intensity. Here’s how to build a culture that performs at its best, again and again. Rethinking High Performance The old model, relentless pace and constant stretch, is broken. Human energy is finite. Sustainabl

Leadership looks glamorous from the outside. But anyone who’s done it knows the truth: it’s often relentless, contradictory, and deeply human.  Following on from our last post, ‘High-Performance Culture: Military Lessons That Actually Apply - Part 1, this second part in our series explores the hidden weight of leadership, and the practices that separate credible leaders from performative ones. The Leadership Responsibility: Privilege and Burden Leadership is both a privilege

What can the military teach us about building high-performance culture in commercial settings? A lot more than hierarchy and discipline....