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Driving Workplace Performance. Building Cultures of Wellbeing. Science-backed programs for wellbeing, leadership and performance.

Performance Intelligence by Andrew May is a B2B consulting firm that helps organisations unlock peak performance, build resilient teams, and foster cultures of wellbeing. We combine science-backed strategies with practical tools to deliver measurable results across leadership, mental skills, and workplace wellbeing. We offer tailored programs, engaging keynotes, masterclasses and consulting design

ed to uplift your people and your bottom line. What We Do:
- Corporate Wellbeing Programs – Improve executive energy, resilience, and mental wellbeing.
- Leadership & Team Development – Build high-performing leaders and cohesive teams.
- Keynote Speaking – Inspire action through energising presentations on performance, mindset and leadership.
- Workshops & Masterclasses – Science-backed, high-impact learning experiences tailored to your team.
- Performance Intelligence Academy – A scalable digital platform for wellbeing and performance training across your organisation. Why Performance Intelligence?
✔️ Trusted by global organisations, elite athletes and ASX200 leaders
✔️ Led by high-performance coach and keynote speaker Andrew May
✔️ Evidence-based, practical and grounded in neuroscience
✔️ Proven results in resilience, retention and performance uplift
✔️ Scalable solutions for leaders, teams and entire workforces

Let’s Partner for Impact. Whether you’re an HR leader, Head of People & Culture or executive decision-maker, we’ll help you turn wellbeing into a competitive advantage. Book a discovery call today; visit: www.performanceintelligence.com

08/05/2026

Your brain isn't a machine that runs at a constant rate. It depletes. Especially under sustained pressure, back-to-back meetings, and high cognitive load. For some brains, depletion hits harder and faster than you'd expect.

Five minutes away from a screen every sixty to ninety minutes isn't a productivity cost. It's a recovery mechanism. For high-intensity brains, it's the difference between sharp output at 3pm or none at all.

What would it take to build that rhythm into your team's week by design rather than by accident?

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06/05/2026

https://performanceintelligence.com/ #:~:text=View%20All-,Performance%20Pulse.,-Subscribe%20to%20PerformanceSome of the most creative, driven, high-output people you will ever lead are wired differently.

ADHD is more common in high performers and founders than most leaders realise. Which means it is almost certainly already present in your team - managed well or not.

The question is not whether you have neurodivergent people. The question is whether you have the understanding to lead them well.

How much do you actually know about how neurodivergent brains experience work and is that enough?

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03/05/2026

What does high performance look like under real pressure? Not motivation. Not grit in the dramatic sense. Structure.

Jason McCartney survived the 2002 Bali bombings with burns to 50% of his body. His first move from his hospital bed was to ask for a whiteboard. He broke his recovery into milestones, named a primary goal, and built a plan from a position of extreme vulnerability.

Andrew May sat down with Jason to explore what genuine performance capacity looks like when it is tested at its absolute limit and what every leader can take from it. Read the full blog via the link.

https://performanceintelligence.com/the-whiteboard-in-the-burn-ward/

01/05/2026

Most leaders have never been taught how neurodivergent brains experience work.

Yet ADHD is more common in high performers, founders, and creative leaders than the general population. 1/20 Australians has it. The odds it is already present in your team are high.

The performance gap you are trying to close with accountability and feedback may need something else entirely - starting with understanding.

What would change about how you lead if you knew more about how those brains actually work?

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08/04/2026

Strong leaders make performance visible.

They define what good looks like and reinforce it consistently.

A useful leadership lens:

Where in your team are unclear standards or inconsistent follow-through limiting performance?

This is often where the biggest gains sit.

07/04/2026

Why do some leaders appear calm under pressure while others struggle?

Many people assume it’s personality.

But composure is not a personality trait. It’s a performance skill built through exposure, repetition and leadership capacity.

Pressure narrows thinking and decision quality.

Calm expands awareness and allows leaders to respond clearly in complex environments.

In our latest blog, Andrew May explores why composure is built long before the big moments arrive.

Read the blog:
👉 https://performanceintelligence.com/leadership-under-pressure-composure/

03/04/2026

Most teams do not lack capability.

They lack consistency.

In standards.
In habits.
In follow-through.

That is where performance breaks down.

Where is inconsistency costing your team results?

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01/04/2026

Pressure changes how leaders think.

Attention narrows. Options shrink. Decisions speed up.

That is exactly when clarity matters most.

Where do you most notice pressure narrowing your thinking?

31/03/2026

When pressure rises, most people respond by pushing harder.

Work longer.
Stay disciplined.
Push through.

But effort rarely solves the real performance problem.

In many organisations, the issue isn’t motivation or capability. It’s energy.

Without recovery, cognitive and emotional systems become overloaded. Thinking slows, patience shortens and decision quality drops.

We explore why sustainable performance depends on rhythm, recovery and energy management – not just effort.

Read the full blog: https://performanceintelligence.com/why-more-effort-isnt-the-answer/

27/03/2026

Pressure narrows thinking.

Calm performers do one thing well – they keep thinking clearly inside the moment.

That is a trainable skill.

Where does pressure most affect your thinking?

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25/03/2026

High-performing leaders do not just manage output.
They manage the energy that makes performance possible.

One useful leadership lens is this.

Where in your day are you demanding sustained output without creating any space for recovery?

It is a powerful question for both leaders and teams.

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