Get more people doing the things your strategy actually requires - No Waste Effort.
Mark Dobson helps leaders solve one of the most frustrating problems in business: getting more people doing the things the strategy actually requires.
For three decades, Mark has worked alongside more than 100 elite performers across business, sport and entertainment, developing a remarkable ability to identify what is really driving—or preventing—performance.
Athletes under his guidance have won medals at three Olympic Games and two Winter X-Games, broken seven world records and qualified for World Championships across seven sports.
In business, his clients have closed billion-dollar deals, halved sales cycles and undertaken major performance and cultural transformations.
Mark calls his approach Execution Accuracy: working backwards from the result to identify the few activities that will disproportionately influence it, then removing the operational and human friction preventing good people from doing them.
It is a philosophy captured perfectly by Olympic champion Grant Hackett:
“Mark shrinks what is insurmountable into the activities that really matter. He narrows your focus.”
Mark has worked with organisations including NAB, CBA, Nestlé, Specialized Bikes, Energy Australia and Bega, with many relationships lasting between three and ten years.
He was also a founding member of a groundbreaking New York university praised by President Barack Obama, whose model was later used by the Gates Foundation in the creation of 63 new institutions.
On stage, Mark is funny, candid, highly interactive and refreshingly practical. He doesn't ask already busy people to simply work harder or become someone they're not. He helps them understand what to do differently, what to stop doing, and how to navigate the friction that gets in the way.
The result is more than inspiration. Mark gives organisations simple performance language and practical methods that people remember, repeat and continue using long after the conference is over.
Less wasted effort. More of the right activity. Better performance.
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No Wasted Effort
Get more people doing the things your strategy actually requires.No Wasted Effort
Most organisations don't have an effort problem. Their people are already working hard. The opportunity is making sure more of that effort reaches the things that actually matter.
Drawing on three decades across elite sport and major organisations, Mark Dobson shows audiences how to identify the activities that disproportionately influence results, remove the obstacles getting in their way, and turn strategy into everyday behaviour.
Funny, candid and highly practical, Mark doesn't leave people simply wanting to try harder. He gives them a method for deciding what to do differently.
Audiences learn how to:
- Identify the work that actually moves the result.
- Translate strategy into specific everyday actions.
- Stop activities that no longer deserve their time.
- Remove the friction preventing good people from doing the right things.
- Make ambitious performance feel achievable.
More of the right effort. Better results. No wasted effort.
The 4 Behaviours of an Elite Team
Simple behaviours that make exceptional teamwork possible.The 4 Behaviours of an Elite Team
Elite teams aren't created by getting everyone to think or behave alike. They're created when different people adopt a small number of behaviours that allow them to perform exceptionally well together.
Drawing on three decades working with world-class athletes, executives and organisations, Mark Dobson gives audiences a practical method for building greater trust, candour, accountability and collaboration.
Audiences learn:
- The foundations consistently found in exceptional teams.
- Four practical behaviours that accelerate team performance.
- How to have candid conversations without damaging relationships.
- How to collaborate across personalities, functions and silos.
- How leaders can reinforce the behaviours they want repeated.
Simple, memorable behaviours that teams continue using long after the conference.
The Performance Conference
Turn your strategic agenda into everyday action.The Performance Conference
Give Mark Dobson your strategic agenda and he will design a keynote—or several days of integrated conference content—to help your people turn it into action.
Working backwards from the outcomes you need, Mark identifies the critical behaviours, skills and activities required for success, then customises his content to address the specific execution challenges inside your organisation.
Attendees learn how to:
- Understand exactly what the strategy requires them to do differently.
- Identify the activities that will have the greatest impact on results.
- Navigate the practical and human friction getting in the way.
- Recognise what they need to stop, start or change.
- Turn ambitious objectives into achievable next steps.
The result is a conference built around your strategy—giving people the clarity, methods and confidence to make it happen.
Performance Mindset For Your Next Era of Success
This session shares the elegant mindset tools Mark has trained 1000's of talents in on their way to delivering peak ability.Performance Mindset For Your Next Era of Success
1. Deliver on all you are capable of.
2. Rise into a new level of ability.
3. Deliver on something that’s never been done before.
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Dobbo's specific talent is taking people from good to great. He knows exactly what levers to pull to create the change you are looking for and his impact lasts. His clients are elite performers from every sphere - true outliers; CEOs, world champion athletes, innovators, and pioneers. As a result Mark has become one of Australia's preeminent trend-spotters for success, and a go-to strategist for any organisation serious about lifting performance to the next level. And, as a bonus, he is very entertaining.Mark Dobson | Saxton Speakers
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Mark has been amazing support in driving our journey towards High Performance and it has been rewarding to partner over several years now. His ability to evolve and adapt as our team has gro ... keep reading Nestle Australia Ltd
The transition between planning to delivery was a great experience with Mark and the delivery elevated from my expectations which was a nice uplift.
Mark has a clear understanding of the mind-set that is required in order to gain the edge needed for optimal performance.
Mark's way gets people excited by the change and always concludes with clear fix to the problem. In my view it is indeed a rare gift. In all of my corporate experience Mark is truly one of its kind.
Great session, well executed and aligned and very energising for our team for our two days of strategy sessions.
