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Author, Performance Psychologist. Trained teams at Google, UN, NHS, BBC, Southbank Centre, Spotify, LSE, UAL, Bonnington Leadership Prog, The FA, UK Sport

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Joined June 2010
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High-performing teams rarely fail overnight. They drift. Meetings become quieter. Challenge disappears. People stop saying what they really think. Performance declines long before the numbers show it. The question isn't "Who's the problem?" It's "What changed in the team?"
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Morning coffee before work in my fav park ❤️☕
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If you needed an excuse to grab the popcorn, UC Santa Barbara found that even brief exposure to avant-garde cinema can boost creative performance, and ultimately leave viewers feeling more open and curious. bps.org.uk/research-digest/a…
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Working weekend with a view ✈️🌴
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If Christmas isn’t all sparkle and calm, you’re not doing it wrong. Our psychologist's guide to managing wellbeing over Christmas is filled with simple, practical ways to look after yourself over the festive period: korudevelopment.co.uk/managi…
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…and here is the viral French supermarket ad with English subtitles via @pawcord 🐺🎄🇫🇷
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R F Kuang - To Hell With Love in conversation with Hannah MacInnes last night at the Royal Geographical Society 📚
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It's beginning to look a lot like..... In South Kensington tonight ✨
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Yes, I’m working this weekend. Yes, I’m looking forward to it. But no, I’m not speaking to anyone until the caffeine kicks in
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First snow on the fells. Chai-latte with cinnamon incoming ❄️☕
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Loved the Lee Miller exhibition, but is it too much to ask that the wall text explain what women were up against at the time… without reducing it to “short hair = liberation”? History deserves more than a haircut.
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A day of working on a new project, but first, coffee in Russell Square with some of the nicest Italians in London.
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Great day working with the incredible leaders at UAL, exploring what it takes to build and sustain high-performing teams! Inspired by the insights and collaboration #HighPerformingTeams
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This month we’re exploring Imposter Syndrome. 1 in 7 of us will experience it — no matter how successful or capable we are. Don’t personalise it. Normalise it. ✨ Discover more: korudevelopment.co.uk/overco… #ImposterSyndrome #MindsetMatters #PersonalGrowth #KoruDevelopment
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Imposter syndrome myths: "I just got lucky" No, you showed up and persisted. This month we're looking at #impostersyndrome & how to overcome it #overcomingimpostersyndrome #Psychology #HighPerformance
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