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A legendary figure in world football and probably all of sports management.
Sir Alex Ferguson lead the Manchester United football team for 26 years, winning a list of awards so long I couldn’t list them here. He’s considered one the greatest and most successful managers of all time.
Sad really isn’t it, 99% of the population will tell you what you can’t do.
Rarely do we ever challenge that narrative and talk about what we can do. It’s quite common in conversations that people will focus on what can’t be done or achieved, rather than allowing themselves to consider what could we do?
I admit, the title for this is controversial.
It’s probably what made you click through. You can learn a lot from human behaviour. Especially unlocking the reasons behind our choices.
I have a thesis.
It’s not backed by science (well, some of it is), just human experience.
I believe that all of us, in some way, are navigating a minefield of a behavioural system built by our parents. This is not always a negative thing. Often, it can be useful.
But…it can be super complicated too.
This post is a exploration to understand why we function the way we do. No matter if that’s in how we think, feel or behave.
It’s ultimately about recognising that you have a choice with everything in life and the power to change it too. I’m no authority on these topics. I’m a fellow human with a keyboard, some thoughts and nearly 40 years in the game of life.
What follows are insights from a personal perspective, and working with companies to build high-performing workforce’s.
When you spend so much time focused on the development of people, you notice a few things.
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Start with why
Why am I doing this? why are we choosing this course of action? Why has this happened?
For me ‘why’ is one of the most powerful words you can use. In whatever you do, whether it’s in a professional or personal scenario, we should always ask ourselves – Why am I doing this? why is this project or programme important for our business?
Understanding the ‘why’ is the biggest part of anything we embark on. The how and what are important too, yet without understanding – why are we/I doing this, we cannot fully buy-in to what we are trying to change and achieve.
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