We help individuals perform better and get results. Productive and engaged individuals contribute significantly to team and organizational success. We show your people how to manage their emotions under pressure and how to focus on execution no matter the stakes. We help your people get the most out of themselves game after game or from one project to the next.
About Us
Our approach to quality and consistent performance includes accurate talent selection, a practical performance process, realistic evaluation, and insight into creating and sustaining a successful culture of performance.
“The drive for perfection and being the best seems to dominate leadership development and organizational agendas today. I feel this is an unrealistic and potentially damaging approach. Striving for perfection is a script for failure but striving to BeBetter™ works.”
Dr. Dana Sinclair
Meet Dr. Dana
Dr. Dana is a founder and partner of Human Performance International, a Toronto-based management consulting firm. She’s been working with athletes in pro hockey, baseball, basketball, football and soccer since 2000, as well as high-level medical and corporate organizations. Past and present clients include the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks, the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers, the NFL’s Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, MLS’s Toronto Football Club and Los Angeles Football Club, Tennis Canada and the Cirque du Soleil. She was the Canadian Olympic team’s performance psychologist for the Nagano, Sydney and Salt Lake City Games.
Dr. Dana also knows what it’s like to compete at an international level, as former captain of Canada’s national field hockey team. (Best memory: Scoring a game-winning penalty shot at the World Championships at age 17. “It showed me firsthand how important it was to be able to use your head under pressure,” she says.)
Dr. Dana is a registered psychologist and holds doctorates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Ottawa. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, and is a member of the American Psychological Association.
Meet Dr. Dana
Dr. Dana is a founder and partner of Human Performance International, a Toronto-based management consulting firm. She’s been working with athletes in pro hockey, baseball, basketball, football and soccer since 2000, as well as high-level medical and corporate organizations. Past and present clients include the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks, the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers, the NFL’s Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox, MLS’s Toronto Football Club and Los Angeles Football Club, Tennis Canada and the Cirque du Soleil. She was the Canadian Olympic team’s performance psychologist for the Nagano, Sydney and Salt Lake City Games.
Dr. Dana also knows what it’s like to compete at an international level, as former captain of Canada’s national field hockey team. (Best memory: Scoring a game-winning penalty shot at the World Championships at age 17. “It showed me firsthand how important it was to be able to use your head under pressure,” she says.)
Dr. Dana is a registered psychologist and holds doctorates from the University of Cambridge and the University of Ottawa. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, and is a member of the American Psychological Association.
Meet James
As a founder and partner in Human Performance International, James helps companies manage their talent to achieve improved performance and sustainable change. His specialty is helping individuals and teams become truly effective leaders—in particular, focusing on the behavioral aspects of selection, placement, performance tracking and culture change that help leaders grow and succeed.
A former international athlete, he competed on the Canadian national sprint canoe team and was a former player for the University of Cambridge’s ice hockey team.
James holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physical and Health Education from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in performance psychology from Miami University.
Dr. Dana is a partner with Human Performance International™, a Toronto-based management consulting firm.