John has been fortunate to have been coach of one of the most outstanding High Performance sporting teams of all time. The success of John’s coaching comes from his personalised approach. While each coach, manager, leader needs to discover their approach, here is a glimpse of the lessons John has
learnt in his journey as a coach and a person.


    COACHING TIPS

     1.Know yourself, accept yourself love yourself
      – do not compromise your principles

     2. Always look to change the game

     3.Process over result

     4. Be the puppeteer

     5. Leadership is in everyone

     6. Put ego in the back pocket

     7. Deal only in controllables

     8. Be a servant……….not the expert

     9. Pressure is a myth

    10. Limitations, yes…limits, no!

    11. Celebrate success

    12. Challenge the numbers..new measures of success

    13. Failure is not a word in my dictionary

    14. Take people where they haven’t been before

    15. Get the right people

    16. The team and family

    17. Your strength is your weakness

    18. Every cloud has a silver lining

    19. Always seek difference


    HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

     1. Clarity of Vision/Culture
     2. The learning environment
     3. Talent
     4. Success and its various measures

    LEADERSHIP CULTURE

     1. Leader must lead
     • Lead by example
     • Walk the talk
     • Set the tone for the organisation
     • Risk appetite and culture

     2. Everyone is a leader
     • Create a learning environment
     • Encourage decision making
     • Responsibility and accountability
     • Give people a chance to lead

     3. Leading edge systems and processes
     • Systems and processes that support the vision
     • Scan for risk, opportunity
     • Communication of data, measures, feedback

    COACHING PROCESS

     1. Know yourself first and foremost

     2. Bring people with you on the journey

     3. Do you make a difference?

     4. Do you have the respect of the majority of your staff?