Performance | 3 tips to unleash the power of psychological momentum in your team

One factor that gives high performing teams an ‘edge’ over teams that are simply effective is their ability to utilise psychological momentum.

Psychological momentum is a phenomenon that is heard in many different walks of life. From presidential candidates gaining momentum with their campaigns, celebrities gaining momentum with their careers, to sports teams increasing their momentum after a goal or stocks building momentum after being heavily traded.

Defining psychological momentum

Psychological momentum refers to the psychological sensation performers and teams experience when they feel like things are going unstoppably in their way.¹ People feel like they are performing with the wind behind their sails, that they are invincible, and it is only a matter of time before they succeed.