Welcome to the Higher Performance Leaders

Craft your higher performance through community

Achieve higher performance by growing together with fellow leaders and top experts of human high performance. Understanding the science of human psychology and physiology provides the foundation for wiser self-leadership. Your individual goals steer the journey to suit your needs. Positive accountability provided by your fellow leaders supports you to meet your growth goals.

We provide the best experts and coaches, curate the most relevant science, and connect you with other growth-minded leaders - to make sure you find your unique way to your higher performance.

Overcome your obstacles and grow toward Higher Performance

Strength-based growth towards unique excellence

Improving your Peak Performance and Cognitive fitness

Better control of focus and alertness

More energy and quality of life

Top experts insights for wise performance and self-Leadership

Growth Sprint lectures are led by highly experienced specialists, researchers, and coaches from various fields of human high performance. Each session integrates the latest research and advanced scientific findings, ensuring that you receive high-level insights rooted in the most current understanding. This blend of expertise equips you with the best possible knowledge to enhance your performance and self-management skills.

Experts include organizational psychologist and author Pekka Tölli and performance psychologist and author Hanna Markuksela as well as other top specialists.

Heikki Huovinen is head of Higher Performance Leaders. He is an internationally renowned performance coach with a comprehensive understanding of intelligent performance growth. Heikki has coached elite motorsport athletes from Formula-1 to Rally-1, as well as corporate executives for over 10 years.

Heikki Huovinen | Sport Psychology (MSc), Exercise Physiology (MSc), Higher Performance Coach

Why join the Higher Performance Leaders?

  • The growth of one's own self-awareness and performance and the human challenge for development create the foundations for growth. Goals and developing together with the community promise humane results.

  • You will meet other leaders who also want to develop their own performance in a human way. Peer experience and valuable learning together through others offers valuable practical insights.

  • As a member of the community, you share and receive relevant practical experience information together with other leaders and achievers.

  • We make sure that you have access to high-level human physiology and psychology science in an easy-to-chew form.

  • The world is full of information - some relevant and some less so. We value your time and that's why our science team has curated the most relevant information and methods in the field of human performance.

  • As a member of the community, you have the opportunity to participate in closed events and trainings, where the importance of encounters is great.

  • Higher Performance Executive members have the opportunity to complete the Higher Performance certificate.

Who are here already?

Helene Auramo

CEO & Professional board member. Founder of Slush & BrainBites & Nordic Listed Leaders

Helene Auramo is a Finnish leader, entrepreneur, and board professional, values wise energy management to maintain balance between her demanding work, family life, and free time. By continually challenging herself and learning from other leaders, Helene has successfully enhanced her performance management.

Salli Hara-Haikkala

CEO Prysmian Group Scandinavia

Salli Hara-Haikkala is an internationally renowned leader who is committed to continuously developing both professional and personal performance. Through ongoing competence development, resource management, and valuable interactions with other leaders, she has enhanced her work efficiency and personal well-being. The practical tools and insights gained from the trainings, as well as the exchanges with peers, have been invaluable in supporting smarter performance management.

Rabbe Sittnikow

Partner Hannes Snellman

Patrik Sallner

CEO Fonecta Oyj

Susanne Vesala

Bank director, HR at OP Kaakkois-Suomi

join a community where leaders grow towards peak performance

Themes of growth sprints 2024-2025

The monthly growth sprints consist of webinars, group reflection coaching, peer reflections and independent tasks. Each month we dive deep into one growth theme with a top expert, coaches and community leaders.

September

Periodising stress and recovery for cognitive fitness

October

Stress and arousal management under pressure

November

Strengths, appreciation and high performance

December

Mastering rest and sleep

January

Strength training for cognitive fitness - why and how

February

Improving metabolism and energy through nutrition

March

Higher performance through better social-emotional skills

April

Personal narratives as obstacles or enablers for higher performance

May

Endurance as foundation for cognitive fitness

June

Neuropsychology of attention

July

Holiday that boosts resilience

August

Focus and Peak Performance

what is the structure of a growth sprint?

The structure repeats every month with a changing theme. Executive membership includes full access to the community and growth sprints.
  • Familiarize yourself with the advance material (podcast, article, etc.) Think about and answer the given advance ability.

  • Webinar 45 minutes + 15 minutes Q&A (Q&A section is not recorded)

    Training tasks after the lecture (1-3 pcs)

    Webinars every second Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. (UTC+2)

  • A 45-minute collective reflection on the topic of the lecture guided by a Mental RACE coach.

    Preparing for couple reflection.

  • Peer reflection 30 minutes in a small group or with a couple.

  • Events will be announced later

Get unlimited access to our full growth program when you become a executive member

community memberships

Basic
€ 199 + VAT

Executive
€ 995 + VAT

 FAQs

  • The Higher Performance Leaders community is available to managers and successful business people who want to improve their own performance.

    Basic membership is available to everyone.

    Executive membership has the following criteria

    • Strong leadership experience or other professional success

    • Interest in self-management

    • A genuine desire to develop and support others in their growth

    • Critical thinking ability

    • Commits to creating an ego-free atmosphere and respects members' privacy

  • Basic Membership cost € 199 / Yr + VAT

    Executive Membership cost € 995 / Yr + VAT

    More about memberships and their contents here

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