{"id":35063,"date":"2026-05-27T14:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=article&p=35063"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:09:23","slug":"where-does-the-balance-sit-between-performance-outcomes-and-performance-growth-in-your-team","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/where-does-the-balance-sit-between-performance-outcomes-and-performance-growth-in-your-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Does the Balance Sit Between Performance Outcomes and Performance Growth in your Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Winning today is important, but so is development for tomorrow. We explore that balance through the eyes of key personnel at England Rugby, the Netcompany-Ineos Cycling Team, Loughborough University and the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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By John Portch<\/h6>\n
In a coach-led environment, 20% of the job of the coach is actual coaching, while 80% is managing people, the environment and recruitment.<\/h6>\n

That is according to Mark Jarram, the Head of Coaching and Performance Development at Loughborough University.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s such a huge chunk of the coach\u2019s role that takes them away from the on-court or on-pitch coaching,\u201d he told the Leaders Performance Institute in 2023.<\/p>\n

However, as he explained, \u201cmost of their passion is in the 20%\u201d because the majority \u201cdo the job because they like making a difference, they like having a lifetime impact; but, at the end of the day, they also do it because they enjoy competing and winning. Sometimes that creates a lot of friction. You have the element of winning today versus development for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where a leader sits on that spectrum between performance outcome and performance growth will depend on the individual. It is worth asking:<\/p>\n