Regenerative Performance

James Hewitt

We need to treat knowledge work like a cognitive endurance activity

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Synopsis

Leaders are under immense pressure to deliver results, often at the cost of their own and their team’s wellbeing. Burnout, disengagement and turnover are common pitfalls of the relentless pursuit of performance.

Join James Hewitt as he explores how to achieve sustained peak performance without sacrificing wellbeing or productivity. Learn how to leverage Hewitt’s Cognitive Gears framework to enhance mental clarity. Discover how aligning work with natural energy rhythms can improve efficiency and leadership effectiveness.

You’ll walk away with strategies to cultivate environments where performance and well-being thrive together.

Outline

  • Burn out or check out - We need to treat knowledge work like a cognitive endurance activity.
  • Cognitive gears - use different ones thoughout the day
  • Middle gear principles
    • Tame your inboxes
    • Tackle meeting makers
    • Try AI-employee alliances
  • High gear principles
    • When you work
    • What you work on
    • How you work
  • Low gear principles
    • Sleep
    • Daytime breaks
  • Creating ripple effects
SPEAKER PROFILE
James Hewitt

A Human Performance Scientist renowned for his science-based strategies for sustainable high performance

James Hewitt is a human performance scientist who provides some of the world’s top-performing businesses with science-backed strategies for achieving sustainable high performance.

Combining firsthand experience as a full-time racing cyclist with ground-breaking research—proven on Formula 1 tracks and in Fortune 500 companies—Hewitt integrates endurance sports strategies with insights from neuroscience, physiology, and psychology to reveal a future where well-being fuels business success.

Hewitt holds a doctorate in performance science and is the founder of the Knowledge Work Lab, a human high-performance consulting firm that serves some of the world’s leading companies.

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