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The Joy That Wins Gold

MIT Sloan Mgmt Review ·Mary Motz ·25 February 2026

Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu's contrasting Olympic performances reveal a timeless truth about pressure, joy, and peak performance. Drawing on Tim Gallwey's insight that performance equals potential minus interference, this post explores what leaders can learn from two elite athletes about getting out of their own way - a...

Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu's contrasting Olympic performances reveal a timeless truth about pressure, joy, and peak performance. Drawing on Tim Gallwey's insight that performance equals potential minus interference, this post explores what leaders can learn from two elite athletes about getting out of their own way - and how finding joy in the work, not just the outcome, might be the most powerful performance strategy of all.

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