BBASS is delighted to be joined by Rich Diviney.
Rich Diviney is a bestselling author, leadership & human performance expert, and retired Navy SEAL commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments. As the officer in charge of training for a specialized command, Rich was intimately involved in an extremely specialized SEAL selection process, which pared down a group of exceptional candidates to a small cadre of the most elite optimal performers.
Diviney also spearheaded the creation of a directorate that fused physical, mental, and emotional disciplines. He led his small team to create the first-ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones.
Currently, Rich speaks and consults on leadership, high performing teams, assessment & selection, and optimal performance.
In January 2021, Rich released his first book. The Attributes. 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance.
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My thoughts on attributes have been stimulated by Rich Diviney, who is a retired Navy SEAL commander and the author of the book “The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance.” He explained in a recent webinar, held by Chapman & Co Leadership, that of almost two hundred entrants onto a Navy SEAL programme, usually only about forty, graduate successfully. The programme is designed to test the resolve and attributes of the candidates. They are invited to withdraw from the programme by ringing a bell. This all seems extreme but what they inculcate in their teams is a high level of trust that drives high performance, often in the most extreme circumstances.
Attributes are elemental and how we show up. These inform behaviours. The trainer needs to be able to help the trainee realise these attributes. There is not a perfect recipe; we are all different and bring different and necessary skills to the table. It is also possible to have too much of one attribute and not enough of another, but role modelling, coaching, and mentoring will help get the best out of the trainee and yourself. The trainee and trainer attributes need to be complimentary.
To find out more about Rich Diviney’s work, please go to https://theattributes.com/
You can also take his Attributes Assessment which is a self-assessment tool that measures the essential components of Grit, Mental Acuity and Drive.