by Ollie Phillips | 4 Nov, 2024 | News & Blog
Are you being the best leader you can be? Being a leader is not an easy task, but do it right, and you will make both your team and business thrive. As leaders, we are constantly dealing with people, and since every person in our team is different, it makes sense that...
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 | 7 May, 2024 | News & Blog
Are you practising great high-performing team behaviours with your team? Practice makes perfect, as the saying goes. At Optimist, we believe that using experiential learning allows teams to practise high-performing behaviours to enhance the team’s performance. What...
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 | 9 Jan, 2024 | News & Blog
In the ever-changing landscape of leadership expectations, the traditional model of executive presence (EP) is undergoing a transformation. Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s recent article, “The New Rules of Executive Presence,” sheds light on the shifts in...
