Lead on Purpose with James Laughlin From Good to Elite: The All Blacks’ Leadership Blueprint
Jun 4, 2025
Discover how elite sports leadership can transform your approach to teamwork and success. Learn why humor is crucial in building connections and enhancing performance. Explore the importance of fostering a sense of belonging and how it outshines technological investments. Gain insights into establishing clear standards and expectations for high-performing teams. This engaging discussion is packed with powerful lessons from some of the greatest minds in sports, empowering you to elevate personal and professional productivity.
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Humor As A Competitive Edge
- Humor tightens bonds and helps teams traverse adversity with perspective and resilience.
- Treat humor as a strategic advantage, not a side effect, to sustain high performance.
Laughing Off Vitriolic Letters
- Sir Wayne Smith described receiving vitriolic letters when the team underperformed and choosing to laugh about it with his wife.
- That story showed how humour protected perspective during public scrutiny.
Belonging Outperforms Tech Investments
- A deep sense of belonging consistently produces better engagement, retention, and outputs.
- Invest in co-creating what belonging looks like for your specific team rather than buying tech fixes.
