Four pieces of content I've consumed this past week that will influence my future blog material and challenge me to think differently about how I manage Cressey Sports Performance - as always, I'm looking to bring you some business-specific information from outside of the world of fitness. Enjoy:
- How to Build Your Company to Last (podcast) - This episode of the Masters of Scale podcast really resonated with me. My business is into its 13th year and we've worked through various staff re-builds and service offering re-inventions. You'll enjoy this if you're interested in the
organizational attributes needed to thrive for more than a handful of years in an unpredictable economy and competitive environment.
- How to Cultivate Psychological Safety for Your Team - Here's a fascinating take on the process of creating psychological safety in the workplace so that your team can achieve maximum levels of productivity. According to this author,
"psychological safety isn't just a "nice to have" for team bonding and workplace culture -- it's a necessity for company growth and long-term success." (Thank you to my buddy Stuart Aitken for sending this one my way)
- Time Management Is Actually a Waste of Time - This was a refreshing reminder that, much like we all learn differently, we should also strategize our productivity differently. Instead of applying a one size fits all approach to time management that you picked up at a seminar or in a book, maybe you take the advice of this author and
individualize your approach based on your own energy and concentration tendencies.
- How to Support an Employee with Social Anxiety - According to this HBR article, 50% of us demonstrate some form of social anxiety tendencies, and as much as 12% of the population will meet the criteria for social anxiety disorder at some point in life. This tells me that most mature
fitness businesses will see one or more coaches or interns come through their system with this background. Give this a read if you'd like to improve your approach to managing an often anxious employee.
Make sure to let me know if you come across any material that you think I'd enjoy. More importantly, have a great weekend.
- Pete
