Determination

Determination is one of the values of Positive Leadership.

Here is the story of Jim Abbott, a man who has battled the odds his entire life. Despite being born with only one hand he was the 15th baseball player to ever make a professional debut in the Major Leagues. His baseball achievements include the Sullivan Award (best amateur athlete in the United States), male athlete of the year for the 1988 Olympic Games and many awards at the University of Michigan, including the Jesse Owens Athlete of the year.

He is an inspiration to all that meet him or have followed his career. More than his no-hitter, his 13 strike out game, a seven game winning streak, overcoming an eleven game losing streak, Jim Abbott became a great baseball player and a great person. He learned to overcome adversity and be an inspiration to those around him.

Determination

Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure

Central to the Positive Leadership philosophy of enhancing the performance of leaders under pressure is the belief that learning is the skill that underpins all others.

We work with high perfomers to help them understand their character, their thinking preferences, and their learning styles - we do this in order to help them Learn to Practice and identify when their Learning Cycle might "stall". Once high performers are aware of how their preferences and natural strengths can serve and inhibit them, we then work on Practicing to Compete - at this stage we might explore "Building Pressure in Practice", "Building Resilient Self Confidence" or "Decision Making Under Stress". Once we've improved the quality and effectiveness of practice and the tranference of skills into the decision making environment, we work on Competing to Win - here, we "Find Your Performance Edges" and "Establish Your Performance Routine".

For more information on how we help leaders excel under pressure please contact: gavin.hastings@positiveleadership.co.uk

Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure