The Steering Point Newsletter
Welcome to the Steering Point Newsletter where we aim to bring you the best and most relevant performance advice there is. This mission begins with The 1% Podcast, a source of insights and lessons from some of the best thinkers in their field of performance. We also try to make the best writing on performance available to you with two weekly articles written by the Steering Point team.
19-04-2024
What We Recorded
Beyond Bias: Refining Our Decisions with Nuala Walsh
Nuala Walsh is a Behavioural Scientist, TEDx Speaker, Non-Executive Director, and award-winning former Executive with three decades in investment management, banking and consulting. She is the Founder and CEO of MindEquity and holds appointments as President of the Harvard Club of Ireland, Chair of the Innocence Project London and Founding Director of the Global Association of Applied Behavioral Scientists.
Recognised among the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Finance, she held positions at Merrill Lynch, BlackRock, PA Consulting Group and Standard Life Aberdeen. She also served as Non-Executive Director at British & Irish Lions, former Vice-Chair at UN Women (UK), Deputy Chair of The Football Association’s Inclusion Advisory Board, and as an Advisor at World Athletics.
In her new book ‘Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World’, Nuala argues that the most underrated risk facing humanity today is not economic, political or even climate risk – it’s human decision risk. To combat that risk, we must “tune in”. Nuala provides us with the framework for how to do so.
Podcast Highlights
“There is a power in quitting, the day you can say I’m leaving a company, I’m changing career, I’m leaving an individual, I’m moving house…it is a power and it’s a power people would be much better off trying to overcome I think.”
“Looking at the scope and the spectrum of emotions gives you a power over yourself, an ability to try and at least recognise and call it out..it’s a starting point.”
“When you are too goal oriented, you lose focus…you’re so singleminded that you lose perspective.”
What We Wrote
Harnessing Data to Fuel Employee Empowerment
“Analysing data such as customer satisfaction scores has been increasingly embraced with more old school metrics such as exit interviews becoming less common. By analysing and examining key metrics such as customer satisfaction scores and revenue, organisations can make more informed decisions on product development and resource allocation.”
By Steering Point Research Associate Aine Gallagher
“Working a job that we feel offers value to the world or that we feel we offer value to is key to avoiding burnout and having a healthy relationship with our work more generally. A 2015 study published in the Journal of Managerial Psychology found that when employees feel like they fit well with their organisation and their specific role, they’re less likely to experience burnout.”
By Steering Point Founder & Partner, Shay Dalton
What We Read
The Politics of Place and What It Means for Talent Strategy
The Open Secret of What Works—and What Doesn’t—for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Next Phase of Business Sustainability
How We Supported High Performing Teams
“I feel that Jonny is a consummate professional and it is through his guidance our team has turned a corner. The bespoke programme that was developed and delivered is of consistent quality and offers valuable insights into a new road forward. The team and I personally look forward to continued direction/ collaboration with Steering Point.”
Senior Global Director
Our bespoke high impact leadership programme, developed by Steering Point’s Leadership & Talent Development Director, Jonny Cooper is targeted at high potentials, team leaders, function leaders and senior leaders.
