A leader I work with recently told me a story about a conversation that took place while he was doing his MBA. The lecturer asked the students to come up with a creative question involving cardboard boxes (yes, I know). One particular student said he had one. “Go on” said the lecturer. “How many cardboard... Read more
DNA
Dr. Chris Shambrook moves on from his role as psychologist for the GB Rowing Team
After 22 years and 5 Olympic Games, PlanetK2 Director Dr. Chris Shambrook is moving on from his role as psychologist for the GB Rowing Team. Chris’ record in an arena characterised by intense pressure, tough competition and tiny margins for error is unique - we think he may be the only performance psychologist to have... Read more
Company Culture
PlanetK2 introduces Glow London
I was listening to an interview with Jeff Bridges the other day and he said “cynics are usually crushed romantics”. I think that’s gorgeous and I like the idea. It suggests hope and a way forward. Because if there’s one thing that we know from all our work at PlanetK2 over the last 15 years... Read more
Thought Pieces
Pause for Performance
As I’ve written many times over recent years, one of the privileges of doing this job is that I get to sit down and chat with leaders from different businesses, in different sectors and with different challenges and opportunities ahead of them. There’s nothing new there. As an inevitable part of those conversations, the subject... Read more
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Mental Health at Work with PlanetK2
We’ve all heard the stats. Poor mental health is costing the economy billions each year and millions of work days are being lost due to mental health problems. Mental Health isn’t about stats. It’s about people and unless there is a firm foundation of good mental health, sustainable & ethical high levels of performance are... Read more
Company Culture
Collaboration culture helps challenger agency bring transparency to advertising
Bountiful Cow co-founder Henry Daglish shares the journey of founding a fully-transparent challenger media agency. Learn about what they're working on with us at PlanetK2 to ensure everyone at Bountiful Cow are performing at their optimum and the impact its having. The beginning From the moment we set up Bountiful Cow as a fully-transparent, challenger... Read more
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Introducing Helen Glover MBE – our newest PlanetK2 ambassador
We’re delighted and excited to announce our newest PlanetK2 ambassador – Helen Glover MBE. As a professional rower and a member of the Great Britain rowing team, Helen is a truly inspiring high performer from the elite sport arena. Helen is ranked the number one female rower in the world since 2015, is two time... Read more
Event
Highlights from PerformanceFest Lounge 2018
What do an acclaimed actor, a bomb disposal expert, two globally successful musicians and an outstanding emergency medicine consultant have in common? When it comes to high performance, we discovered its quite a lot! If you’ve been following us on social media, you might have seen excited coverage of our very first PerformanceFest Lounge event.... Read more
Event
PerformanceFest Lounge 2018
An acclaimed actor, a bomb disposal expert, a globally successful musician and an outstanding emergency medicine consultant all walk into a cinema… This, is going to be a unique event. All brought to you by Make it Cheaper, the money saving experts. For one balmy afternoon only, there's an exclusive opportunity to hear from four... Read more
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Team LifeReady – Aids Lifecycle 2018
In our quest to share our human performance expertise and do some good in the world where we can, this year we're supporting Team LifeReady, sponsoring and coaching the team as they prepare for Aids LifeCycle 2018 - our very own Keith Hatter is even off to be their roadie for the event! A complete... Read more
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