MHiS – Improve Your Team’s Wellbeing & Performance

In the most recent personal development session titled ‘How to Improve Team Wellbeing & Performance’, experts Stella Round, George Anderson, Stephanie Adams shared insights on maintaining an effective balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being.

Discover how to cultivate a supportive organizational culture that prioritizes individual care, fosters strong team dynamics, and drives consistent performance.

The discussion emphasised the importance of proactive leadership, setting clear boundaries, and implementing frameworks that prevent burnout. Learn practical techniques for sustaining motivation during challenging periods, supporting diverse team needs, and ensuring long-term success without compromising personal health.

These insights aim to equip sales professionals with the tools to thrive both personally and professionally, creating a harmonious and productive work environment.

Key Areas of Discussions:

  • Balancing Mental Health and Sales Targets: Learn how leaders can foster a supportive environment that maintains mental well-being while driving team performance, even during high-pressure periods like year-end sales pushes.
  • The Three-Legged Approach to Team Success: Explore a practical framework that focuses on balancing individual care, team cohesion, and hitting sales targets, ensuring long-term success without burnout.
  • Why Prioritising Well-being Boosts Sales Performance: Understand how creating a healthy work environment can help teams stay focused and productive, even when tight deadlines and sales pressures are mounting.

About Stella Round:

Stella is a highly experienced Performance Coach and Mentor with a passion for helping individuals and teams unlock their full potential. With a unique approach to coaching and mentoring, Stella utilises techniques that facilitate personal growth and self-actualisation, while encouraging individuals to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

As the Founder and Director of Stellar Consultancy, Stella provides professional coaching to individuals, helping them identify and overcome their blockers and limiting beliefs. She also offers bespoke development programs designed to create effective and focused teams. Stella is a strong advocate for mental health and actively supports mental health initiatives.

About George Anderson:

For over 20 years, well-being, and performance coach George Anderson has been helping people take more action so that they can thrive more in their lives. Described as a ‘motivational speaker meets high-performance trainer’, George’s sessions inspire audiences to want to take action and equip them with the practical tools and strategies that will have an immediate and lasting impact on their lives.

After gaining a master’s degree in engineering, George pivoted and pursued his passion for a purpose-lead career in wellbeing. With an ongoing education in neurolinguistic programming, neuroscience coaching and positive psychology, his presentations also draw upon his experiences and lessons from ultra-endurance challenges. These include 10 back-to-back marathons, two 24-hour 100-mile ultra marathons, and an Ironman triathlon.

About Stephanie Adams:

Stephanie Adams is a highly experienced sales leader with over a decade of expertise in the medical devices industry. Currently serving as the Head of Sales at Straumann Group UK, she manages a team of 30 sales professionals, driving the company’s success in the competitive dental implants market.

Her leadership philosophy revolves around fostering a people-first culture, ensuring that both individual and team well-being are prioritised alongside sales performance. With a background that includes leadership roles at ZimVie and Zimmer Biomet, Stephanie has consistently demonstrated her ability to navigate complex commercial environments while maintaining a focus on personal and professional development.

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