Dr Steve Harris – Mental Toughness Analysis The third Test between the Springboks and All Blacks at FNB Stadium was another magnificent chapter in the rivalry between two great rugby nations. South Africa won 29–24 after the teams were level at 12–12 at half-time, taking a 2–1 lead in the four-Test series. Both
My assessment The Springboks did more than produce a faster horse. They began building the car. A week earlier, they relied excessively on scrum dominance and physical pressure. In Cape Town, they retained their traditional strengths but broadened how they applied them. Their maul, contestable kicking, breakdown pressure, restarts, defence, tactical substitutions, and
South Africa Won the Territory Battle. New Zealand Won the Game. My assessment: The “faster horses” remark is commonly attributed to Henry Ford, but the Henry Ford Museum says that attribution cannot be substantiated. The metaphor nevertheless fits this match. The Springboks produced a formidable “faster horse”: greater scrum pressure, greater physical aggression
What 13 Years at Number One Really Takes: I was standing at the back of a beautiful venue this week, waiting to go on, watching a room fill up with the Isuzu team. Great people. A product they clearly love. An energy in the room that you cannot fake. And I found myself
Technical skills get you qualified. Mental toughness helps you thrive. The hall at Vodacom World in Midrand was quiet, the kind of quiet that only happens in the gap between a lunch break and the moment a room fills back up. Rows of empty chairs, a stage, and the low hum of a
How Kintsugi Teaches Mental Toughness Towards the end of preparing this iteration of my book, I came across a Japanese concept called Kintsugi. The word refers to the practice of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. Rather than disguising the damage, the repair highlights it. The cracks remain visible, but they
Culture is the only thing standing between your team and chaos... Dr Steve Harris gives corporates the playbook and tools to thrive under pressure. Culture is not what organisations say - It is what people repeatedly do under pressure. In a world shaped by disruption, AI acceleration, burnout, uncertainty,
What Lies Within You is Greater There is a moment in almost every talk where a room goes quiet in a different way. Not polite quiet. Not distracted quiet. The kind of quiet where you can tell something just landed. That happened at Glencore when those words came up. People stopped shifting in their
This bold new edition of Mental Toughness reflects more than a redesigned cover; it represents the evolution of a mindset, a methodology, and a force multiplier for modern life, leadership, and performance. The striking new visual identity captures the core philosophy behind Dr Steve Harris’s work, that mental toughness is not merely about
The second half of 2026 is almost here - are you ready to finish strong? Stay Focused, Stay Moving: Watch Dr. Steve Harris Joins live on the Expresso show this coming Monday morning at 6:00 am, the discussion will also be joined by Kirsty Melmed. He’ll be sharing his expertise on maintaining momentum and
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