Rolled your eyes at another “sports and business” post?
Same. 

But here’s the play that actually performs 👇

Treat your people like athletes, not machines.

When you do, everything changes—focus, resilience, consistency, results.
Because the truth is: you don’t build teams through burnout. You build them through performance.

The Athletic Leadership Framework: 4 Plays That Win

1️⃣ Physical Capacity:
Fuel + recovery = focus, fewer errors, faster cycles.
(Yes, sleep is a strategy, not a side note.)

2️⃣ Emotional Capacity:
Pressure doesn’t break athletes—it exposes preparation.
Pre-briefs, visualization, reset cues → steadier execution when it matters most.

3️⃣ Mental Capacity:
Protect your peak windows for deep work.
Fewer “pings,” more precision. (Slack can wait.)

4️⃣ Purpose Capacity:
No one plays just to sweat—they play for something.
Tie every role to a why that matters → effort, retention, collaboration soar.

Deploy It (No Corporate Theater Required)

Week 1 → Assess energy peaks, p...