Andrew May - Workplace Performance Coach, Author & Keynote

Andrew May - Workplace Performance Coach, Author & Keynote Andrew May is The Expert in Workplace Performance & Productivity. // Coach. Author. Keynote // LIKE For Inspiration On The Way You Think, Work, Eat & Move.

When leaders talk about fatigue, they usually talk about energy. What gets overlooked is judgement. Because fatigue does...
11/06/2026

When leaders talk about fatigue, they usually talk about energy. What gets overlooked is judgement. Because fatigue doesn't just make people tired. It changes how they think. Under fatigue, perspective narrows.

People become more reactive. More emotional. More likely to focus on what's urgent rather than what's important. I've sat in executive meetings where the conversation changed completely after a period of rest. The challenge wasn't capability. The challenge wasn't strategy. The challenge was that everyone was exhausted.

In elite sport, coaches know that tired athletes make poorer decisions under pressure. Leadership is no different. The quality of your decisions is often a reflection of the quality of your recovery.

The mark of a great conversation? Nobody wants to leave.Recently I sat down with AFL premiership winner Kieren Jack to ...
11/06/2026

The mark of a great conversation? Nobody wants to leave.

Recently I sat down with AFL premiership winner Kieren Jack to record a podcast in front of a live Defence Force audience in Perth, as part of our Social Mastery program. The room was still buzzing a good 20 minutes after we stopped recording the conversation with participants hanging around, still wanting to engage, asking more questions. And Kieren stayed for every one of them. Articulate, measured, humble, and very generous with his time.

What struck me was the depth of the conversation and the mastery of craft. Kieren spent years honing his skills as a footballer and as a leader of others, and he carries that knowledge with confidence, not ego. At one point in the conversation he opened up talking about some of the previous challenges with his wider family (which all played out in the public domain) that he told us he hadn't spoken about publicly before.

And here's the thread that ran through the entire conversation: Kieren has never leaned on talent alone. He uses every bit of what he's got, and squeezes the most out of it. He did it on the field as a captain, and he's doing it now in business. Same mindset, new arena.

Have a listen (or watch on YouTube) when you get a chance. We reckon you'll enjoy this one.

https://pod.fo/e/42d40d

Talent gets you through the door. It does not keep you in the room. Kieren Jack went from the last pick in the draft to ...
11/06/2026

Talent gets you through the door. It does not keep you in the room. Kieren Jack went from the last pick in the draft to a premiership, an AFL Hall of Fame career, and then walked away to build a second life in business from scratch.

Want to know how he really did it? This conversation was recorded live, no script, no second takes.

New episode out now. Find us everywhere you get your podcasts by searching "Performance Intelligence" in your podcast app.

🔋 Almost 20 years ago, Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy challenged one of leadership’s biggest myths in their Harvar...
09/06/2026

🔋 Almost 20 years ago, Tony Schwartz and Catherine McCarthy challenged one of leadership’s biggest myths in their Harvard Business Review article Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time.

Their message was simple: sustainable high performance comes from balancing periods of intense focus with purposeful recovery.

Today Dr Tom Buckley (), Angela P**n (.poon) and I delivered Session 2 of our High Performing Teams program with a global financial services organisation.

⚡ We explored:

📈 Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

😴 The power of deep sleep

🔄 30 second and 3 minute recovery resets

🎯 Pulsing, Batching and Deep Work

🌡️ Using the senses to consciously up regulate or strategically down regulate

High performers know how to push. The best performers also know how to recover.

Thanks to the team for another fantastic session. Looking forward to Session 3. 🙌

PerformanceIntelligence

🔗 Click the link in my bio to find out more.

09/06/2026

The people who spend their lives helping others perform better are often the last ones to admit they're struggling.

Craig Harper has been motivating people for 40 years. Exercise scientist. PhD candidate. Author of 7x books. Host of one of Australia's most listened-to podcasts.

And recently, for the first time publicly, he said he's been lonely...

His parents are ageing. The drive is 5 hours return. The calls from clients still come.

This conversation is for anyone who gives more than they get. The coaches, the managers, the leaders, the parents. The ones everyone else leans on.

Who motivates the motivator? New episode out now: https://pod.fo/e/426e9c

Most organisations don't discover the quality of their systems when things are going well. They discover them when press...
04/06/2026

Most organisations don't discover the quality of their systems when things are going well. They discover them when pressure arrives. When deadlines tighten. When key people leave. When priorities shift. When uncertainty increases. That's when the cracks appear. Communication becomes fragmented. Decision-making slows down. Meetings multiply. People become reactive instead of proactive. The interesting thing is that pressure didn't create those issues. It revealed them. I've seen organisations spend months trying to improve performance under pressure when the real opportunity was strengthening the systems underneath it. Strong teams don't simply perform well when conditions are favourable. They build rhythms, habits and ways of working that hold up when conditions aren't.

Culture is rarely built in the structured hours. It shows up in the unscheduled moments. The afternoon when the diary op...
02/06/2026

Culture is rarely built in the structured hours. It shows up in the unscheduled moments. The afternoon when the diary opens up. The week after a crisis closes. The decision a leader makes privately about what to do with feedback that stings.

Most leaders are not paying attention to those moments. Their teams are watching them carefully.

Read the full blog here: https://performanceintelligence.com/the-grey-area-is-where-leaders-are-actually-made/

Burnout starts long before people stop functioning.That’s one of the biggest misconceptions I see in high-performing lea...
28/05/2026

Burnout starts long before people stop functioning.

That’s one of the biggest misconceptions I see in high-performing leaders and teams.

People often assume burnout only becomes a problem once someone breaks down, disengages or takes time off. In reality, the warning signs usually appear much earlier.

Patience shortens.
Decision-making becomes reactive.
Recovery disappears.
Perspective narrows.
People become emotionally flat, easily frustrated or mentally overloaded.

The challenge is that many high performers can continue producing results while carrying unsustainable levels of fatigue.

Today I delivered my Leadership Capacity Masterclass NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure in Parramat...
27/05/2026

Today I delivered my Leadership Capacity Masterclass NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure in Parramatta.

The team at Property Development NSW is investing in their leaders in a real and practical way, and it showed in the room.

⚡ Key themes:

🧠 Leadership Capacity, energy and recovery first

🔄 SHIFT, the neuroscience of why change feels hard and what to do about it

💡 Psychological safety and accountability go hand in hand

✅ Practical coaching frameworks you can use straight away

Two personal takeaways from today include:

1. This group already had a very good base of understanding of how physiology impacts leadership and the importance of this.

2. Whilst keeping the exact nature of the conversation in the room, I really appreciated how open and honest the leaders were. There was a strong sense of connection amongst the team, which made for a great discussion.

🔗 Click the link in my bio to find out more about my latest masterclass offerings.

Some of the best conversations happen side by side, not across a boardroom table.This morning’s walk n talk in Centennia...
27/05/2026

Some of the best conversations happen side by side, not across a boardroom table.

This morning’s walk n talk in Centennial Park with a longtime friend and former colleague was a reminder that performance isn’t always built through intensity.

Sometimes it’s built through perspective, movement and connection before the day begins.

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