Personal Transformation Series Part 2 : Working Beyond Our Frames By Ms. Rukmini Iyer

Editor's Notes

• #4: Tim Gallwey was a tennis coach who noticed that he could often see what a player was doing incorrectly but that simply telling them what they should be doing did not bring about lasting improvements in their game. For example, a common problem is that players take their eye off the ball. Traditionally, coaches would try to remedy this by reminding the player to keep their eye on it by giving simple instructions like 'Keep your eye on the ball.' Unfortunately, this advice is quickly forgotten and players often revert to old habits, leading to a lot of frustration all around. Gallwey's breakthrough came when he decided that instead of giving an instruction, he would ask the player to say 'bounce' out loud when the ball bounced and 'hit' out loud when they hit it. The result was that the players started to improve without a lot of effort because they were naturally keeping their eye on the ball without consciously trying to do so. They were in fact playing a simple game (saying 'bounce' and 'hit') while they were playing tennis. - See more at: http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/faqch/models-08.htm#sthash.lax4sHgx.dpuf
• #5: Performance can be enhanced either by growing potential or by decreasing interference. Need to master the inner game – playing in the zone. In every human endeavour, there are two arenas of engagement: the outer and the inner.
• #6: Take medication to lower blood pressure – change lifestyle to eat healthy, get more exercise and lower stress People are generally receptive to technical solutions – they resist acknowledging adaptive challenges Ronald Heifitz – The Work of Leadership, HBR
• #8: Ronald Heifitz in his book ‘Leadership Without Easy Answers’ suggests that one of the most important skills as a leaders is to have the ability to observe our actions while we are in the dance.