Employees Health

Great hockey, great people, and an even greater cause. 🏑🧠
On Sunday, I had the pleasure of playing for the Huddle Invitational 11-a-side team against Ashford, an event created by Lloyd Ets Starley for The Huddle Movement.
It was all about bringing the hockey community together to champion men’s mental health, build new friendships, and have some fun.
That being said, playing our first full match since the season ended in peak heat was... an experience. ☀️🔥 There was an incredible amount of running, very little shade, and a strong collective realization that off-season fitness is a myth! 😅
Joke aside, it was brilliant connecting with old friends and new faces across the sport. Huge credit to Lloyd for pulling together such a meaningful day.

I was meant to be in Rotterdam for the start of the hockey masters World Cup today 😓

But it was not meant to be!

Due to a change from the World Cup organisers, our team (the 2nd team) was pulled from the tournament!

We won’t get into that!

It’s a bit annoying, but we move and continue to focus on getting that cap next year!

Instead, I am off to Goodward to explore the grounds, catch up with a mate and explore some exciting opportunities!

What if we spent less time trying to fix people’s weaknesses, and more time doubling down on their strengths?

On Friday morning, July 17th, I’m hosting our next Kent CIPD Coaching Forum event at Holcombe Hockey Club, and I am incredibly excited for this one.

I’ll be sitting down for a live, unfiltered fireside chat with Ian Ward Ward, Senior Executive Coach and UK Regional Partner at 2b Limitless Limitless.

If you don’t know Ian, he’s a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who trains executive teams globally across tech, law, and pharma, and he runs top-tier coaching qualifications.

We’re going to strip away the theory and talk about the actual reality of high-performance coaching in the corporate space. We’ll be diving into:  
- The Gallup CliftonStrengths approach (and why focusing on what’s right with people changes everything). 
- How to build a strengths-based culture that actually drives business output. 
- Real-world lessons from coaching senior leaders across the globe.

But we aren’t just sitting and listening.

After our chat, we’re opening up the room for some high-value networking and a dedicated peer-to-peer coaching session. It’s your chance to sharpen your skills, test out new ideas, and solve problems with other brilliant HR, L&D, and people pros in Kent.

We are still just over two weeks away, but seats are filling up fast. Because we are doing live peer coaching, we have to keep the numbers tight so everyone gets real value out of the morning.

If you want to grab one of the remaining spots, step away from your screen, and join us at the hockey club for a morning of growth, grab your ticket now.

I’ll drop the booking link in the comments below! 👇

See you on the 17th!