MICHAŁ BEDNARSKI / SYNERGY ART
WORK LIFE DOWNTIME
‘KITESURFING BOOSTS MY MENTAL STRENGTH’
Colin Darbyshire, channel director at network security specialist
bluedog Security Monitoring, explains how the extreme
clarity, see other options and view negative situations as learning opportunities.
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TUNE INTO THE SYSTEM
Ask yourself: “What would other people want and say?” Think not only about colleagues and people who report directly to you, but also about all the various stakeholders, including the organisation, future generations and even the environment if they could speak to you.
PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY If someone has committed to taking certain steps, follow this up with them to check progress and suggest that they find “buddies” in their networks to help them keep on track.
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sport has become key to his resilience to workplace stress. “Living on East Sussex coast, I started kitesurfi ng for fun about nine years ago, but the sport has gradually become more than just a pastime. It plays an important role in my mental health, especially now that I work in a start-up. Here I must be able to handle all kinds of complex scenarios, which is challenging, both professionally and personally. “The sport is demanding in that I need to focus on the wind, waves, kite and board while also keeping an eye out for others on the water. The concentration this requires means that there’s no room for other thoughts, which helps to clear my mind. This factor, the sense of being at one with nature and the physical effort it takes to harness the elements mean that kitesurfi ng can be compared to yoga and other meditative exercises. “Ultimately, kitesurfi ng helps me to stay balanced in every respect. With more and more people taking up this sport, I hope that the beach comes to replace the golf course as a common setting for business meetings.”
Colin Darbyshire is a member of IoD South
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