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I Can Train Penalty Shooting

Really?! That was the cold pitch of a German neuroscientist to an elite football coach a couple of years back. Here's how the grateful manager relayed that exchange, in the aftermath of a victory he dedicated to them. > "Neuro11 got in contact with us two years ago. One of them

Seneca Evolution

> Luck is a place where Planning meets Opportunity. That was a phrase writ large on a flipchart at the start on one of my first ever days of solution sales training. It has become core to my approach. I do believe in Luck, as such, as part of this critical

Latest in White Ball Hotseat Builds on 4 Values

So England's men's cricketers in the shortened forms have a new coach. Aussie Matthew Mott moves alongside long-time friend (who he mentored in coaching too, perhaps), Kiwi Brendan McCullum over at his new rock-bottom red-ball charges. Several injuries robbed England of World Cup glory at last year's rearranged T20 tournament.

11 Relentless Drivers From Rugby World Cup Winning S&C Coach

Welshman Aled Walters helped the Boks mug the English for the 2019 Crown. As Strength and Conditioning coach (the S&C of this post's title), he's had two decades of elite globe-trotting experience. Currently contributing towards the resurgence of English club side Leicester, I read a broadsheet interview [sub'n req'd

Cricket Captain Think Ahead Art

> “Captaincy is the ability to think ahead of play, not be left responding to it.” As the latest saviour of English cricket takes the helm, one of the many broadsheet opinion pieces cited this eminent wisdom. Courtesy of the sage that was Richie Benaud. Despite being Australian, much loved the

Your Manifesto Client

Well, yesterday's crunch match was a thriller. Savour two teams in such elite, prolonged and era-defining rivalry. The football match - the prelude to which prompted yesterday's [https://salespodder.com/worlds-best-football-coach-understands-folly-of-chasing-results/] post - ended in an honourable 2-2 draw. Although as a neutral, I think it's fair to say the

Trophies Themselves Don't Create Special Happiness

Spaniard Pep Guardiola has redefined football. Now in a battle of the ages with rival boss, German Jurgen Klopp, the pair pit wits against each other later today. Surely the current best two sides in the world. Manchester City host Liverpool in what is unsurprisingly dubbed this season's EPL title

Strive For Team Unity

I have seen many a worthy salesteam sunk by a disruptive senior salesperson. They do their numbers, yes. But constantly bitch and moan and cause havoc. Always chipping away against pretty much everything other than them inside the organisation. No chance missed to slate, berate and display downright hate. Towards

Calling Momentum

After winning nine on the bounce to re-ignite a rivalry for the ages and a title race run-in the envy of world football against genius Pep Guardiola over at Manchester City, Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp was asked if his side's seemingly superior momentum right now could ultimately prove the difference.

Good Moods vs Bad Faces

Pep Guardiola. Football Genius. A rare example of someone who truly takes the subject into brand new areas. In widely reported remarks at his press conference before first 2022 UCL knockout tie, here was one delicious insight. > "To win or lose is random, you never know what will happen in