Mazzulla: Peak Leadership Demands Energy Oscillation Over Constant Calm
Joe Mazzulla · Dr. Leah Lagos and Joe Mazzulla: Control Your Heart, Conquer Your Stress · Sep 19, 2023 · at 27:28
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla reflects on what HRV biofeedback training taught him about decision-making and leading during NBA games.
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“I always felt like I had to act quote unquote calm or always had to be a certain way in order to make good decisions or you can't make decisions if you're not calm. And what I learned and something we really started working on was the oscillation process. You know, the ability to fluctuate your heart rate so that you can operate under different levels of stress. And then when you do get into those levels of stress, how quickly can you recover back down? And so it really opens up my mind to, it's not about being one way. It's about how can you manipulate your environment? How can you manipulate the momentum? How can you know, fluctuate your energy in order to have a positive effect on, you know, the environment around you.”
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