I recently sat down with Blake McLean, UTS Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Associate Professor and Head of Performance R&D with the Oklahoma City Thunder, 2025 NBA champions. We discussed his research, which focuses on both player and non-player performance, and how it applies to organisational performance. Blake is also a keynote speaker at the CEO Summit 2026.

Let's face it, there are never enough resources or hours to do what everything we want to do. Do you ever find yourself saying "if only we had extra money/skill/help here - we could achieve so much more!" There will always be trade-offs associated with goal achievement and prioritising immediate results or short-term wins and vice versa. Avoid becoming victim to "short-termism" with an intentional approach to mastering the art of balancing both. Most of us claim to be time-p