What's the most pressure you've ever been under?" For his latest book, The Power of Pressure, Third Factor's CEO Dane Jensen, asked this question to thousands of people, from Olympic athletes and Navy SEALS to overworked managers and busy parents, and discovered that while each experience is unique, pressure has patterns. These patterns are somewhat counter-intuitive, but once we learn to recognize them we can learn to use the energy that accompanies pressure to thrive. In short, pressure can be a wind at our back instead of a weight on our shoulders.
In this episode of the Inspire Podcast (recorded live on November 3, 2021) Bart interviews Dane about what it takes to perform in peak moments of pressure, and how to bring renewed energy to tackle the biggest sources of pressure in your life.
You can buy Dane's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Power-Pressure-Break-Learn-Through/dp/1443461555/
You can learn more about Third Factor here: https://www.thirdfactor.com
00:00 Teaser
00:20 Inspire Podcast intro
00:58 Welcome
01:38 What is the Inspire Podcast?
02:21 Niagara Institute & Third Factor
02:53 About Dane
03:28 Book: The Power of Pressure
04:27 The Magic Portal
04:38 What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under?
06:25 How did people answer that question?
06:54 Examples of pressure
09:39 Participants share their pressure moments
12:17 The experiences that people bring…
13:05 Collective experience of pressure
13:51 What do all these experiences share?
15:24 Dane’s research into pressure
16:12 Pressure is a double-edged sword
17:23 The pressure equation: Importance
17:56 The pressure equation part 2: Uncertainty
20:19 The modern world – volume of important/uncertain moments
22:10 Pressure of the grind
24:30 How to manage these elements
25:22 Difference between peak performance and the grind
26:37 The path to importance
27:04 Growth, Contribution and Connection
28:24 Peak pressure – disconnect a bit
28:52 The duality of importance
30:19 Focus on what’s not important during performance
30:47 Uncertainty
36:02 What can leaders do to help people with stress?
37:25 Create certainty around process not outcome
40:34 Group Q&A
41:04 Volume
42:33 Time management is a trap
47:35 How does this understanding or pressure change what leaders need to think about?
48:29 Leaders need to shape pressure to be effective
51:45 Thank yous
