Is Your Working Memory Turning Into A Leaky Bucket?

Is Your Working Memory Turning Into A Leaky Bucket?

When I was ten years old, I remember my parents getting into a heated argument. It was a typical weekday morning in the household, hurrying to get out of the house to beat the rush hour and drive to work/school. The car keys had gone AWOL and, in typical fashion, my...
Hack Your Sleep To Improve Your Performance

Hack Your Sleep To Improve Your Performance

You will spend 30% of your life sleeping Neuroscientist Russel Foster calls sleep ‘the single most important behaviour experience humans have’. Once you do the maths, it’s hard to argue with his statement. Over an average 90-year lifespan, roughly 32...
Become Your Own Curator

Become Your Own Curator

In their book ‘Rework’, Basecamp founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson advocate we run our business with the same ruthless selectivity as a museum curator. Only the best pieces should stay to create a cohesive, impressive collection. For that...
The Leader As Elite Athlete: Why It’s Ok To Cheat

The Leader As Elite Athlete: Why It’s Ok To Cheat

Faster, higher, stronger. The Olympic motto powerfully captures the spirit of elite sport as the desire to push to the limits of human performance. So why are we not promoting the same motto in business? After all, elite sportsmen and leaders share many common...