Gavin talks to speaker and Managing Director, Chris Paton, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Marines, about the things we can be doing right now, in order to prepare ourselves for life after lockdown.Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/biz-podKEY TAKEAWAYSNo matter what profession we're in, everyone's routine has been completely disrupted in this unprecedented moment. Day one of “normality” will feel completely alien to most people.Stress levels are on the rise due to people worrying about what might take place, when in reality we can only control the things within our power.We are naturally data gatherers, taking in as much data as possible and drawing conclusions. The problem is that there is too much to consider, and leaves us feeling confused and conflicted.It's vital we adapt our businesses to face not the world we're leaving behind, but the one we're facing in the future. We need to plan for this remarkably different global landscape, or we risk being left behind.True leaders will consider the ways in which their businesses can grow. They will consider training and development as priorities so as to better equip their team with newfound vigour.BEST MOMENTS‘We're creatures of habit. We settle into our habits and routines' ‘Ask better questions!' 'This period is ideal to take advantage of training' ‘Business, commercial, or military leadership, is about making decisions' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Business Mastermind Podcast Chris Paton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-paton-quirk-solutions/?originalSubdomain=ukQuirk Solutions - https://www.quirksolutions.co.uk/team/chris-paton/Quirk Twitter - www.twitter.com/quirk_solutionsABOUT THE HOST Gavin Preston Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer andhigh-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years.Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontlineManagers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak PerformanceMindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, LeadershipDevelopment, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, StakeholderManagement, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. CONTACT METHODGavin Preston WebsiteGavin Preston LinkedInGavin Preston YouTubeGavin Preston FacebookGavin Preston Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.