HIGH PERFORMANCE starts with PREMIERSHIP BEHAVIOURS
Updated: Sep 10, 2020
The partners of Foley Durham Executive and Board Appointments were delighted to co-host an event yesterday with Performance by Design. The event was co-hosted by Paul Roos, ex-AFL legend and 356 game player and winning premiership Swans coach who is a Director of the company. Performance by Design uses proven behavioural science and professional sports psychology to provide business leaders with a clear strategy and process to creating high performing cultures.
"Thanks Jason.
A well run event with some high calibre guests.
Look forward to 2020 event series."
Performance by Design (PBD) uses proven behavioural science and professional sports psychology to provide business leaders with a clear strategy to creating high performing cultures. Through facilitated workshops and an online video-based training system, PBD works to unite and align teams, allowing them to practice giving and receiving feedback for a positive and sustained impact on performance.
Topics covered in the workshop:
Values based leadership & behaviours
The importance of gratitude and positive reinforcement as drivers of performance
The role of leadership and creating psychology safety inside teams to ensure open and honest conversations about performance (‘Real Talk’)
Trust and how we create it
Profiling & understanding individual differences
Building professional relationships & situational leadership
Systems & structures by which to enhance the psychological safety inside of your organization whereby team members can speak openly and honestly about performance
AFL great Paul Roos provides insight into the systems and structures he implemented at Sydney Swans on their way to winning the 2005 Premiership and building the much revered ‘Blood’ culture at Sydney.
Gerard Murphy shares his insights working with Geelong in their transformation in 2007. Resulting in 3 premierships in 5 seasons, along with his 25 year’s experience working with corporate teams across the globe (Telstra, Caterpilar, Mirvac to name a few).
Emile Studham takes you through a series of exercises that will allow you to explore the concepts presented by Paul and Gerard, enabling you to explore the key behaviours that are driving your team’s performance and what behaviours might be holding your team back from being the ideal team.
If you have an interest attending one of our upcoming Boardroom lunches or workshops, please call Anna in our office on 0423 291 048.
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