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
Chester Williams was about as close a person to me as anyone in my life. It was a honor to be a pall bearer and to say a few words at his funeral at Newlands Rugby ground Rest in peace dear friend. Chester wrote
To take a deep approach to learning you need intellectual curiosity. This implies asking questions, conducting relevant research and not being trapped in a world of hearsay and storytelling. Questions like how, why and why-not must be in the forefront of your mind. In addition, you must be mindful not to suffer from premature curiosity
Once we have embraced lifelong learning by ridding ourselves of competence delusion and we become aware of the problems that affect our competence, we are faced with deciding what to learn. It’s easy to become overwhelmed and immobilised by the endless data on the World Wide Web and the variety of courses open to us.
Many people are occupying jobs and it seems, because they have a job title, they make the assumption that they are competent when they often are not. Is this competence delusion? I have come across several sports coaches that have the job of a coach but their formal training to be a coach took about
Bill Gates, writing on innovation and optimism in the New Statesman, claims that it seems wise to ask whether or not we can secure enough food to eat in the future. He adds that there are plenty of pessimists about food security, but believes the smart money is on optimism. He claims; Pessimists, extrapolate from
Assumptions often become the default truth. I recall an assumption that was accepted as truth by the community in my first employment. The assumption was that the dog food factory had to generate an awful smell. I was appointed as the production manager and one of the products under my jurisdiction was canned pet food.
To enable yourself and others who work with you, to take calculated risks you need to create a culture where optimism, creative imagination, invention, innovation, re-invention and improvisation are normative practices to you and those who look to you for leadership. Creating this culture starts with including it in your strategy. Everyone needs to understand
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