The fitness industry is getting back to live events
2020 saw a big hit to the bottom lines of many events companies which meant many trade shows and team building activities were put on hold until the covid situation improved.

Facilitating Adventurous Conversations
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Life is fast, yet we continue to crave faster broadband, trains and food. Advances in technology enable us to communicate quickly, far and wide but is this threatening the depth of our conversations?
With many social distancing measures being removed across different countries as we benefit from the effect of the vaccines many are looking at how they can get back to physical events and conferences in a safe yet sensible manner.
Organising an event, conference or team building day can be a fun and creative process that gives you the opportunity to develop new ideas and rise to new challenges. Or it can be a time-consuming task that drains the life-force from you, adding furrows to your brow. Occasionally it can be a bit of both.
As a leader making friends with colleagues comes with risk – a sense of deference and distance makes it easier to have those tough conversations. Yet there’s a body of research that suggests that the stronger the bonds are between colleagues the more successful the organisation.
In our 18 years of helping teams develop ‘communication’ has always been listed as one of the areas team members would most like to improve. In the case of the crew on US Airways Flight 1549 which successfully ditched into the Hudson River, it was the difference between life and death.
A run through the countryside demonstrated how a group can quickly become a team when faced with an unexpected challenge.
By far the greatest determinant of an individual’s performance is their relationship with their manager. A good manager is accessible, sets clear tasks, gives feedback, provides challenges and assists without interfering.
In the 21st century we might find ourselves in multiple teams spread across different countries, from diverse backgrounds and alongside people with distinct areas of expertise.
Movies, plays, novels, even jokes are forms of storytelling and EVERYONE loves them. There were two brothers, one adored opera, his brother loved pantomime. Different genres, both with stories at their core, there’s not a person alive who doesn’t enjoy a good story, though we may differ in our preferred style of storytelling.
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