Brett Kirby, a human performance scientist at the Nike Research Lab, recently declared that improving and increasing sleep might be one of the most significant trigger points to improving elite sports people’s performance. In a world of encouraging athletes to push their bodies harder, it’s amazing to think that working less could be the secret to achieving more.
While you may not be asking your technology teams to try and break a two-hour marathon, there is a definite crossover between a rested body and improved performance that can be applied in many ways beyond just sleep. It might sound counter-intuitive, but if you feel like you aren’t getting enough out of your people, you might want to think about asking them to do less.
