by Ollie Phillips | 9 Sep, 2024 | News & Blog
“The ideas that coaching is a spend rather than an investment, or a nice to have, not a need to have, are two of the biggest misconceptions about executive coaching.” – Lara Milward. This month, we talked to Lara Milward, one of our Eternal Optimists, about...
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 | 22 Apr, 2024 | News & Blog
Can we effectively lead our teams without understanding them? One of the hardest aspects of being a leader is that we are dealing with people, and each of them is different and has different needs. So if we want our teams to perform at their best, we first need to...
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...
