In the lead up to the Sydney Olympic Games, part of my role as Chief Psychologist was to co-design the pre-briefing process for every athlete and official in the Australian Team (approximately 975 people).
While preparing, I came across a quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr which has become one of my favourites (apologies for the slight paraphrasing):
'I seek the simplicity on the far side of complexity'
That quote helped to shape a simple framework or tool which has underpinned my coaching of business leaders and professional sportspeople for the...