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The 5 Ps of Team Away Days

The season for team away days is upon us. Here are a few tips to ensure your next day out of the office is a success.…

5 Steps to Better Meetings

Do you find that some meetings sap your energy, achieve little and leave you feeling frustrated? It shouldn’t be this way. Why is it we can sit still for two hours watching a play or movie and be fully engaged yet find a 1 hour meeting tedious? Try these steps for better meetings.
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Take a Walk into the Future

Walking and talking can be both good for the body and the mind, especially if you are considering a life change such as a change of job or even starting a business.  Unlike sitting face to face, walking creates a less intense environment and the constantly changing surroundings prompt wider thinking.
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Why 100% of our Clients Want to Work with us Again!

We believe transparency is more important in business than ever before. If you are thinking of working with us please take a look at our unadulterated customer feedback from the past 6 months:
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Win at Sleep, Win at Work

This great new TV ad from IKEA encourages us to ‘Win at Sleep’. Whilst new furniture might help, we should note that the pocket sprung mattress came about at around the same time as the telephone, so why has one has evolved significantly more than the other?
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The High Performers’ Drug You Take

We all take a cocktail of chemicals which impact our behaviour, even those of us who don’t smoke, drink alcohol or caffeine. These chemicals which influence our mood, energy and ability are produced within our body! I’m thinking of substances like dopamine, serotonin, cortisol and around 100 other neurotransmitters and hormones discovered so far.
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If You Read One Management Book in 2017…

30 years ago I came across The One Minute Manager in a college library. An hour later I’d read it, understood it and was ready to implement the three core principles:…

2016 in (Moving) Pictures

Despite political events Fresh Tracks had a great 2016, we helped teams from Bayer, Clarins, Jaguar Land Rover, Warner Bros and more to form, grow and celebrate. Here’s a 60 second review of last year’s best bits:

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Domino Effect with Will Smith

One of our most colourful and collaborative team building activities is Domino Effect.
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Inspiration from Failure

When reflecting recently on some of life’s failures it dawned on me that failure and success go hand in hand. Without risking failure we are very unlikely to experience success. Here are some thoughts that seem to underpin this, from some truly successful people.
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