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Posts Tagged ‘business psychology’
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Hi Guys
Just wanted to share my experience last week when I was asked to appear on the Eddie Mair 5pm show as a sport and business psychologist. I was paired with Andy Logan from Cranfield University High Performance Unit to discuss the psychology behind the Rob Green goalkeeping mistake against the USA and whether Mr Capello the England manager should replace him with David James.
The audio clip is posted here detailing the discussion and removing the remainder of the programme. I hope that you enjoy as I did and gives you some thoughts about performance psychology by transferring the sports science skills into business.
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Geoff
Business Psychology
Tags: business psychology, business psychology for peak performance, mental skills, mental strength, mental toughness, performance goals, sport psychologist, sport psychology, sport psychology for sports performance
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
I am always asked when I tell people what I do, How can sport psychology be used in a business setting? Simple I say because in today’s competitive environments it is the same in the boardroom as it is on the sporting field. First is first and second is nowhere!! To win at sport needs the same skills as to win at work.
Firstly, sports psychology teaches athletes the power of using mental skills for performance enhancement and to acquire the competitive edge. These mental skills range from self-confidence to concentration to emotional control to mental toughness. We work on 12 mental skills to develop this psychological edge.
Secondly, sport psychology incorporates these mental skills into the training regime alongside physical fitness, nutrition, strategic sporting approaches and technical sporting skills.
Finally, sports psychology develops the individual or team to become the best that they can become but at the same time to embrace other parts of their lives for a balanced viewpoint on all other areas and for fulfilling enjoyment on an ongoing basis.
Business psychology needs this same approach; the ability to defeat an opponent; the determination to respond to setbacks; the substance to stay the course and the control of their personal lives away from the workplace. This makes for a productive and satisfied winner.
Yes but how do you know it works? Lets consider this…if we believe that a business person is an athlete in a suit then if we can show that psychological skills training improves athletes then we have the evidence. Take a look sometime at the sporting scientific literature and you will discover that there are controlled experiments all over the world in all sports covering all performance areas, every day of the week and it has been like this for over 100 years. The scientific evidence is there coupled with a wealth of empirical and anecdotal evidence.
Hope that answers your question
Geoff
www.geoffgreenwood.com
Tags: business psychology, mental skills, psychological skills training, sport psychology, sports psychology
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
Hi Guys
It seems that everybody is now catching on to the ultimate power of developing their mental skills to achieve more and succeed in their performing lives whether on the sporting field or in the boardroom. I refer to an article in the Financial Times dated Friday 31st July 2009 penned by Rhymer Rigby in which he discusses the incredible benefits and the major organisations that are now using meditation in the workplace.
In sports psychology we have used relaxtion techniques for hundreds of years because with the practiced technique comes less injury, less tension and less anxiety leading to better performance. Interventions we use range from progressive muscle relaxation to mediation to hypnosis and allows the performer to practice in their own time and before during and after performance to bring their intensity levels to the optimal point ideal for them. Interventions can be divided into cognitive approaches (thoughts) and behavioural (breathing and muscle relaxation) ones.
The article highlights its use at the Massachusetts head office of Reebok the sports manufacturer. The company explains that the technique helps the individual by reducing stress, improving focus and strengthening the mind. Other contributors talk about the ability to clear the mind and to step back to become more productive and decisive.
The article goes on to talk about Google whom we have all heard of, as they offer meditation to their staff to improve clarity of vision. Employees unwind in the midst of busy days to refresh themselves and become quite innovative in their thinking. The author goes on to talk about Twitter’s head quarters which includes a meditation room in their building.
Business psychology meditation is a technique to clear the mind by becoming focused on a specific object even for as little as 2 or 3 minutes that declutters the mind, lowers heart and blood pressure rates, reducing body tension and produces deeper rhythmic breathing and much more. The technique can be used on the tube, at your desk, toilet in fact anywhere that it is needed on demand.
If you or your organisation is interested in introducing business psychology mediatation to your team or staff for better productivity then please contact us to hear what we can help you achieve.
Geoff
Mental Toughness
Tags: business psychology, meditation, mental toughness, sports psychology
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Just a quick note to update everyone on our very special workshop “An Introduction to psychological skills training for business performance”. The workshop is set in the beautiful Cheshire countryside located in the middle of a PGA championship golf course. On hand are speciality teas, coffees, lattes, pastries along with a beautiful 3 course cooked lunch. The facilities are second to none for total peace, tranquility and relaxation.
The workshop is an introduction to mental skills training and how it can help achieve peak performance. Each of 12 areas are covered and are thought provoking, interactive and merged with some practical demonstrations. The metaphor of sports psychology is used as we have 100 years of scientific research that demonstrates the improvement to performance by the use and practice of mental skills training. The business world is ultra competitive as is sport where seconds or inches can mean the difference between success of failure, wealth or bankruptcy etc.
Full information about our workshop for business psychology is available by clicking this link Workshop for business psychology
I am looking forward to welcoming you on our workshops very soon. Remember that we are creating more all the time and also we can deliver the workshop at your premises for your organisation, with areas specially tailored for your needs.
Geoff
Business Psychology
Tags: business psychology, mental skills, psychological skills training, sports psychology, workshop
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Mental toughness in business psychology is the final effect from practicing and implementing mental skills training in the work place. I have recently worked with an organisation whose marketing manager had had many successes over the years. He was now confronted with his team failing on the delivery of their sales targets against budget. His own personal performance has been criticised by his direct line boss and he is taking the whole set of affairs as very personal to him and he is feeling responsible for the failure.
His confidence is down and his emotions are all over the place and mental toughness in his case seems a long way away. The next quarter is critical to their survival and he knows that he needs to be on top form for himself and his team. He cannot get motivated and his thoughts are all negative, which makes his performance even worse.
The strategy with working with me is to break the cycle of thinking poorly and performing poorly. Mental toughness allows an individual to turn the situation around wherever they find themselves. He has to display mental toughness for himself and for the benefit of his team. I focus upon mental toughness coaching on the ability to turn the situation around. He needs to regain his self belief from his performance and successes in the past. Life is full of set backs and adversity and it is how we deal with these issues that makes us the people that we are.
- Mentally tough individuals bounce back against all the odds.
- They stay positive throughout the criticism and challenges.
- He must stay committed to the organisation even if they are placing him under undue pressure.
- Mental toughness means sustaining self-belief whilst confidence drains from others.
- He must not turn events into bad luck just aimed at him.
I was able to help him cope with this pressure that he was under by reconnecting to his previous performance accomplishments and to take that confident mindset forward into the forthcoming challenges that he would face, to focus upon success and achievement rather than failure and disappointment.
Needless to say the next quarter was a revelation and results were spectacular. He felt that his return to mental toughness had brought lady luck back into his life just when she was needed.
Geoff
Tags: business psychology, mental strength, mental toughness
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Business psychology has a double benefit in terms of benefits both for the individual and the organisation that she works for. This win-win situation is not always the case. Lets start by looking at the benefits to the individual that business psychology training can bring:
1. You will totally outplay your opponent or competitor
2. You can remove stress from your life and manage it efficiently when it comes knocking
3. You will achieve all of your goals which drives motivation within the individual
4. Your emotions will always be under control giving you a more balanced experience
5. Perform with supreme confidence in everything that you do
6. You will turnaround setbacks and come back stronger
The list goes on and on as to the individual benefits but there is always one overriding fact and that is winners are the ones who get to the top and it is the winners that are mentally tough.
Lets now look at the benefits to the organisation from the use of business psychology in the workplace.
1. Improved profitability due to more focused staff
2. Less staff turnover and absenteeism
3. Your staff will become highly focused and determined
4. Better customer satisfaction and supply chain relationships
5. Better promotion prospects in your staff
6. Clearer communication
7. Goal congruence between individual and the company
Again the list can go on and on. Business psychology is a journey of understanding what it is, how it can affect your performance and how you can practice it for everymore. Once introduced into your organisation it will become a day to day process costing you very little for such high returns.
Geoff
Tags: business psychology, mental strength, training
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
In sports psychology and business psychology we are continually running into this term mental toughness, but what is it and have I got it? Unfortunately, there is no clear definition of what mental toughness is and there needs to be to avoid misunderstanding. Three years ago I was invited to quote for a coaching contract in a major insurance group in the city of London. Others bid their coaching style for the company and what it could achieve and when it was my turn my emphasis was on psychological coaching and the performance enhancement that would bring for them in turns of results. Not quite understanding I was asked to expand my coaching style and it was at this stage that I emphasised that the introduction of psychological skills training would develop mental toughness within the coachees. They were horrified that I should even contemplate such a “macho term” as they put it. It was clear that they did not understand what it really meant and it wasn’t their fault.
Many sport psychologists and sports scientists have listed what the outcome of mental toughness can be, such as the ability to reverse the situation if things are going wrong; the ability to perform at their best at the point of greatest pressure; their ability to hang in there and endure the stress and pressure to come out the other side with victory in their hands and the skill to determine the best moment when to take the calculated risk and when not to. Universally, anybody engaged in sports psychology or business psychology will agree that mental toughness can deliver these qualities in an individual.
I have identified 11 other mental skills that can be improved which when mastered will produce a mentally tough performer. Select the link here mental toughness
Geoff Greenwood
Sports Psychologist
Tags: business psychology, mental skills, mental toughness, sports psychologist, sports psychology
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
If you are a business owner or corporate member of staff then be prepared for the next supply of tools for your kitbag. Psychological skills training practiced, researched and used all over the world within sports is being packaged up and delivered into corporate world. As a sports psychologist we deliver these skills with a passion. If we use sport as a metaphor then performance enhancement is as vital to the business world as it is to the sporting world. Athletes are striving for that extra inch or that extra burst of speed that will deliver them the gold medal, and many of the world’s great champions use the services of a sport psychologist. If they use it and scientific research proves that performance can be enhanced with it, then you are missing out on that edge within the workplace, with customers, suppliers and even shareholders.
There is plenty of information on sports psychology and business psychology by clicking the links which explains the challenges facing individuals in business and business owners especially through these very difficult times. You should consider the issues facing you everyday, issues such as competition, pressure, professional attitude, control of emotions, delegation and leadership, change, motivation and many many more. These issues and much more can be identified, practiced and perfected for optimal performance. If we consider what is at stake; promotion, money, prestige, fame, expansion, wealth and more then you owe it to yourself to develop your mind for the winning mentality.
Geoff Greenwood FCCA MBA MSc LCA (Distinction)
www.geoffgreenwood.com
Tags: business psychology, sport psychologist, sports psychologist, sports psychology
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Hi guys
Just a quick post to let you know about the navigation around our site for your assistance. You can click the following links to go straight to the subject matter that you want.
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Hope this helps and look forward to sharing our performance enhancement tips with you very soon.
Geoff
Sport and Business Psychologist
Tags: business psychology, executive coaching, sports psychology
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Welcome to our new performance psychology blog which will cover all performance enhancement tips, ideas, strategies and successes both in the sporting world and the corporate world. As you know sport is an amazing metaphor for business and what is proven to work in sport is successfully copied and transferred into the business world generating winning results for all those enlightened enough to learn and practice the mental skills.
Tags: business psychology, sports psychology
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