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EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 53 MIN

Effort is No Longer the Scorecard

from The Next Thing Now Podcast · host TNTN

The high performance expert who has coached leadership teams in some of the biggest organisations on the planet, now questioning whether performance still means what we think it does.For more than 30 years, Matt Barker has worked with leaders, teams, and individuals at moments of pressure, transition, and change, helping humans perform better as their environment shifts around them.That experience matters now more than ever. As non-human entities enter the workplace, Matt brings a rare lens. Deep expertise in human performance, combined with a clear-eyed view of how machines are reshaping effort, value, and work itself.This conversation isn’t about productivity or tools. It’s about what high performance means after humans stop being the limiting factor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The high performance expert who has coached leadership teams in some of the biggest organisations on the planet, now questioning whether performance still means what we think it does.For more than 30 years, Matt Barker has worked with leaders,...

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