by Ollie Phillips | 5 Aug, 2024 | News & Blog
Did you know that 13.7 million working days are lost each year in the UK because of work-related stress, anxiety, and depression, costing £28.3 billion a year? As leaders, we are not only dealing with numbers or performance, but we are also dealing with the human...
by Ollie Phillips | 5 Jun, 2024 | News & Blog
Imagine the England Rugby Team stepping onto the pitch, each player ready to give their all. The team’s success doesn’t hinge solely on each member performing their specific role, but rather on each player utilising their unique strengths to benefit the whole....
by Ollie Phillips | 7 Mar, 2024 | News & Blog
As we approach the quarter mark of the year, we thought we’d take time for self-reflection. How have you been showing up in your role at work? Welcome to this month’s Optimistic Insights, where we’ll delve into the intriguing topic of ego in leadership and...
by Ollie Phillips | 11 Dec, 2023 | News & Blog
At Optimist, we proudly distinguish ourselves with a compelling truth: a significant number of our high-performance coaches boast illustrious careers in elite sports. Now, you may be curious about the significance of this fact. In this article, we delve into this...
by Ollie Phillips | 4 Apr, 2023 | News & Blog
Have you ever been in a meeting and thought “Why is this taking so long, this could have been sorted in an email”? Or maybe you thought “Why is he going over so many details? I don’t need to know all that.” We are all different, which means we all have different...