Erik Kruger is an International Keynote Speaker, Specialist Team Coach, Author and founder of Better Man. He has the biggest self-development following for men in Southern Africa and coaches CEO’s and executives from international blue chip companies.

In this episode we explore how critical coaching can be to the performance of the individual and the team. Erik shares practical tips for leaders on how to improve performance.

SHOW NOTES

A stratosphere view on media consumption and how to ensure you add value to reinvent yourself at all times

Using lock down for growth and development

Re-imagining what business looks like after COVID- from decoding to encoding

How to build resilience irrespective of future uncertainty

Why leaders of teams should use this time to build Hybrid Vigor

What do teams with Hybrid Vigor look like?

Engaging the parasympathetic nervous system

Understanding why porting offline experiences to online experiences may lead to disappointment

Challenging our thinking- how to spot what isn’t changing when the human brain defaults to all that is changing

The key values that will shape the nature of work moving forward

What gives people psychological edge and tips to ensure you do your best work

Practical approaches to dealing with the emotions of anxiety and fear

Erik’s top 3 tips to optimize performance and self-leadership

How to value your performance and optimize your health

Why everyone should have a coach and how to find a coach

Resources

Erik’s Lockdown Leadership Free e-book- leading teams through lock down
https://erikkruger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lockdown-Leadership-1.pdf
Phill Nosworthy https://phillnosworthy.com/
John Sanei https://johnsanei.com/
Dan Pink https://www.danpink.com/
Dan Pink’s book WHEN https://www.amazon.com/When-Scientific-Secrets-Perfect-Timing/dp/0735210624/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1501707098&sr=8-1&keywords=when+the+scientific+secrets+of+perfect+timing&linkCode=sl1&tag=danpink.com-recommendedbooks-20&linkId=2e2a4fc1e5ea5cb7008fd45bc0a3

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