Last night (17th Oct) Channel 4 began the second season of their reality series ‘Who Dares Wins’. The format follows 25 volunteers who are sent to the Ecuadorian rainforest to participate in an approximation of the jungle phase of UK Special Forces Selection
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As in elite sport, in business the ability of a team to ‘weather the storm’ and ‘bounce back’ has never been more important. In sport when a team crumbles it’s for all to see, witness the England soccer team at the UEFA Football Championships 2016. The resilience of a sales or a project team may be less apparent, but teams form the crucial building blocks of any organisation.
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Third & final part of Dan & Charlie's discussion on resilience and performance under pressure.
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This is the second blog in the Series 'Gritty Girls. Lessons in Life and Leadership' by Fi Hollas (Former Army Officer and now Associate and BDM here at Metris Leadership). "Having recently celebrated a significant birthday and reflected on the last 4 decades, I wondered what advice I would give to my younger self."
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Second part of Dan & Charlie's conversation on resilience and performance under pressure
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Dan & Charlie discuss resilience and performance under pressure from their personal experience
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High performing teams in the 21st century will be different, they will be structured differently, they will behave differently and they will prioritize different skills and characteristics. Those that get this right will give themselves an exceptional competitive advantage.
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What the Battle of the Somme can Teach Leaders About Learning Lessons
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I watched as the latest intake of future Officers that I had had the privilege of Commanding marched past. It was my last day in uniform after 16 years service as an Army officer and this seemed a very fitting way to spend it. I was so proud of them all and excited at the future that lay ahead of them.
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Why is organizational culture considered such a barometer for success? Why did Peter Thiel after investing $150m in Airbnb when asked by their co-founder Brian Chesky for the single most important piece of advice he could offer reply, ‘Don’t f**k up the culture’.
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