Gary Stead on Tall Poppy Culture
Tall Poppy CultureVideoIndividual 3-5 mins
- EN
Who
Coaches and Managers, Players and Athletes, Secondary, Tertiary, Whānau
Purpose
To call out greatness in others rather than focus on their weaknesses
We walk away knowing
We all have a part to play in changing our culture of criticism
NZ Cricket Coach, Gary Stead, talks about tall poppy syndrome
Kōrero
- Gary defined tall poppy syndrome (TPS) as encouraging negativity and promoting poor self-worth. How would you define TPS?
- We all want to feel good about ourselves, but there are many thing that undermine this - including social media. What can you do today to change how social media impacts upon you?
- How do we actively look for strengths in other people rather than focus on their weaknesses?
- When we don't see what we like in terms of the way people are being treated, are we prepared to call this out?