Super Powered: Leadership, Strategy, Decision Making & Peak Performance - Stories & Strategies from World-Class Performers for Executive Success
by Rob D. Willis · 52 episodes
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Want to know how elite performers really think? Not just in business, but across every high-stakes field imaginable? Super Powered brings you inside the minds of extraordinary achievers who've mastered success in the world's most demanding environments. From the boardroom to the poker table, from crisis zones to Formula 1 pits - these are the people who've cracked the code of peak performance when it matters most. Each week, you'll hear from two types of leaders: • Business innovators with unexpected backgrounds and unconventional approaches • Elite performers from outside business who've mastered skills every leader needs These aren't your typical success stories. You...
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