As part of a Wiltshire Police leadership initiative I was recently given the opportunity to attend a presentation by ex-super middleweight world boxing champion Glenn Catley of 'Every Cloud'.
Like Many senior managers I have been exposed to a wealth of management speakers over the years but I found Glenn refreshing and different, focusing upon the human aspects of leadership as opposed to a theoretical or model-based approach.
Utilising his boxing journey Glenn exposes the impacts that stress, anxiety and personal-responsibility can have on a seemingly unshakeable vision, and uses his own experiences to demonstrate how a positive mindset, teamwork and resilience, can help to overcome these barriers.
I personally found that I could easily relate our current economic and performance challenges to elements of Glenn's story, and I found his presentation enjoyable and thought-provoking. I certainly returned to work with new enthusiasm, inspiration and most importantly, a healthy sense of perspective."
Mark Sellers, Superintendent Operations, Wiltshire Police.
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