As the England players come under fire, Capello’s management scrutinised and the 4-4-2 formation speculated over, the word receiving particular analysis is ‘team’. But what does it really mean?
There has been talk of a double dip and indeed a hefty UK Budget handed down from Mr Osborne last week. Admittedly it doesn’t have much of an impact on us here in the Channel Islands (although the islands’ corporation taxes are having their own structural reviews) but budgets across all company departments are being re-evaluated and the pressure is certainly being felt from all sides. It’s only natural you begin to assess and take stock of your own team formation.
As a mere account exec it’s hardly for me to begin questioning, but I have been doing my own internal evaluation. Looking around the room, the Orchard 11 a-side team (plus two subs) is quite the eclectic line-up, from the Oz down under, to the Irish charm and the born and bred Guerns. But it’s only recently I have truly begun to appreciate the strengths which lie beneath our branches and make us a team.
We are in an age of demand, whether it’s from clients, the media, ourselves, we are constantly demanding more of one another. As part of Generation Y, the generation of expectation (like the expectation that was written across the faces of millions of fans and wiped off just as quickly) and lack of compromise, I am all too aware of this.
I’m learning that support and belief are some of the key components to meeting this demand and this is where my Orchard family continues to build on its tower of strength. While none of us claim to be the guru of PR, we all have our Yoda moments and each take on our own specialisms within the field of public relations. If our strengths do not fall in one certain area we call on our fellow pips to come forward and advise, supporting one another, as a team.
At Orchard – no one person is too proud to take advice.
This support also streams outside of work hours and I have had particular experience of this. On Saturday night I took to the floor in Guernsey’s equivalent to Strictly Come Dancing. Having trained for three months it was time to put my Latin and Ballroom moves to the test. I received a showering of good luck messages throughout the week and my Orchard team came out in full force to support me. What I didn’t have in numbers (some people had bought five tables worth) I certainly had in volume and voice. And while I hope I made them proud, their support was incredible and filled me with pride.
You can see more photos of how I got on in our gallery.
And our own Capello? Well he won’t be resigning that’s for sure, but he is a distinguished manager and one who will take us all the way.
Posted by Emily.
