About Optimist Performance
“Since I retired from professional rugby I’ve been fortunate to get involved in a number of life-changing challenges. Like my rugby, they’ve taught me huge amounts about leadership, team-building and managing change in adversity.
Working at PWC, I’ve also learnt how powerful these intangibles can be in the world of business when they’re harnessed into words, values and actions to create a winning culture.
And that’s why I’ve set up Optimist – to impart that same knowledge and help other businesses & teams exceed their potential.”
Ollie Phillips – Founder, Optimist Performance
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Captain’s Blog
The power of shared experiences – By Optimist Performance
“I wanted to become a doctor because I wanted to serve others…I’ve shared the lives of patients and staff members of the hospital, I've laughed with them, I’ve cried with them, this is what I want to do with my life.” - Patch Adams Movie When we look back on our...
Poor managers are bad for your health – By Ollie Phillips
"Poor managers are bad for your health". This was just one of the findings from CIPD’s 2022 Health and wellbeing at work survey, which identified issues such as including heavy workloads and ‘management style’ as major causes of stress in the workplace. The CIPD’s...
What does Pilates have to do with performance? – By Anaya Grover (Founder of Men Do Pilates)
Your productivity and performance are inextricably linked to how stressed you are. Working in a high-pressure environment is extremely stressful and can create an acute stress response in our nervous system called flight or fight mode. For our ancient ancestors, the...