Page 25 - BOSS Today Issue 23

Members’ Day

A TIME FOR

CHANGE

OSS CEO, Michael
On 4 June the BGardner, began the infectious enthusiasm engaged guns of the coffee world, and
by the way her tea flew off the
the audience and inspired the
BOSS Federation day by welcoming guests current industry leaders to shelf at the BOSS Members’ Day,
Members’ Day to an invitation-only CEO approach business with the it would seem that we should
same gusto and passion. Guests
Conference hosted by ex-
watch this space.
returned to Olympic rower and corporate received a variety of samples Guests were then led
Stationers’ Hall team development specialist, to take home, ranging from through to a Chairman’s
Luncheon in the grand Livery
Steve Turner. Turner guided
‘Northern Brew’ with Ceylon
in London, the delegates through Patrick tea to suit hard water areas, to Hall to enjoy a fantastic three
beautiful and Lencioni’s organisational ‘Pick Me up at 3’ with Assam course meal, accompanied
tea for an afternoon caffeine
by previous BOSS Federation
management principle of the
historic home of four disciplines of a healthy boost. Quinn’s goal is to create Chairmen and Guest of Honour,
organisation: build a cohesive
Geoff Betts of Stewart Superior.
a tea company to rival the big
the Stationers’ leadership team, create clarity,
Company. Not a over-communicate clarity,
and reinforce clarity. This
day to be missed, included the five dysfunctions
of a team: building trust,
over 100 Chief mastering conflict, achieving
Executives and commitment, embracing
accountability and focussing
Managing on results; activities that can
Directors from always be improved upon and
can transform the productivity
all areas of the of an organisation.
office products Tea Break
industry were Following rave reviews at
the BOSS Young Managers’
in attendance. Conference held in April, young
entrepreneur Jules Quinn was
invited back to take to the floor
and delight delegates with her
fascinating story of how she
started her own design-led tea
company from scratch: The
TeaShed. Using some hilarious
anecdotes, including how she
and her mother attempted to
wrap her first pallet-load of
tea with cling film from the
local supermarket, Quinn’s

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