Ollie Phillips – Founder, Optimist Performance
Like many former elite sportsmen and women, Ollie’s speaking is anchored in blood, sweat and tears. The crucial difference is that being a Director at PWC allows him to apply all of these life experiences to the business world.
- Ex-England Rugby captain
- World Sevens Player of the Year
- Second-in-command sailing around the world
- Cycled across America
- Led team up Kilimanjaro in 2018
- Leading team up Everest in 2019
- Guinness World Record-holder
- Director at PWC
- Motivational speaker, mentor & consultant
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How to use time management skills to prepare for your holiday – By Optimist Performance
Time management is always important, but when holiday leave is fast approaching and our mountain of work doesn’t seem to be getting any smaller, managing our time becomes even more critical. According to a recent study, 82% of respondents said they work while on...
Are you allowing productivity within your team? – By Optimist Performance
Productivity becomes increasingly vital in a fast-paced workplace where we seem to be getting busier by the day. Just do a quick search on the internet and you’ll find about a thousand different tips on how to increase it. However, productivity is a highly personal...
Building a cohesive team can reduce loneliness – By Ollie Phillips
Most people have probably felt lonely during the past few years of lockdowns and restrictions on our social interactions. Across the country and across all age groups we are now just beginning to experience some other nasty side effects of the Covid pandemic. Our...
Who cares if leaders feel lonely? – by Optimist Performance
We talk a lot about how leaders need to make sure everyone in their team is happy and comfortable. We appreciate how important it is to create a culture that promotes well-being and performance, but while leaders take care of the people they lead, who is taking care...
What I have learned about stress & mental health since quitting rugby – By Ollie Phillips
As Stress Awareness Month comes to an end, it leads me to reflect on stress and the journey I have been on throughout my career. The topic of mental health and stress should not be taboo. We should feel empowered to be open when it comes to verbalising issues...
How can leaders help with work-related stress? – By Optimist Performance
Work-related stress affects a quarter of the population in the UK, making our jobs, along with health and money, one of the most stressful factors in our lives. There's also a link between the number of people who say they're stressed and the number of people who quit...
Why you shouldn’t completely avoid stress? – By Optimist Performance
We’ve all been bombarded with the dangerous effects of stress. But many don’t realise that stress can actually enable and encourage the best performance. Could we be less worried about stress if we believe it could help us achieve our goals, be more compassionate,...
Is your mindset stopping your growth? – By Optimist Performance
How many times have you thought or said things like "I'm too old to learn this," "I'll never be good enough," "I don't really need to know," "I'm not good at this type of thing," or "learning will take too long, and I don't have the time right now"? Learning something...
Empower the employee in the age of the hybrid workplace – By Ollie Phillips
One of the biggest challenges faced by businesses as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted in the UK is how to integrate employees back into the workplace. There’s both a marked appetite and tension, among people who are unsure what changes will mean to how and where they...
5 proven tips to improve your accountability – By Optimist Performance
You have set up your goals; you know what you want to achieve and how long it will take you. Great, you are one step ahead; however, while establishing the right goals in the right way is essential, the challenging part is to achieve these goals. And no matter what,...
Is your new hire hurting your team morale? – By Optimist Performance
Are you willing to risk your teams because of poor management? The average cost of turnover per employee is £30,614, and statistics show that 57% of employees have left a job because of their manager. So even if you offer amazing compensations, flexible working hours...
Our jobs as a source of community – By Optimist Performance
Research has shown that some of the most common reasons for people leaving their jobs are: emotional disconnection from coworkers, a lack of sense of belonging (51%), a lack of trust in one another at work (46%), and a lack of a true sense of purpose that aligns with...