This is my third week in the new role as Regional Broker Director and it’s been all the usual things you would expect starting a new role; busy, a little bit daunting, but most of all exciting.

One of the hardest things is picking the right things to get involved in, or more importantly the things to leave alone!

The thing I keep coming back to as my guide is the importance of momentum, I am a strong believer that the right momentum creates energy and luck!    

In sport it’s obvious, Argentina have it (my bet for the World Cup), the English football team didn’t (admit it, we all saw it coming!), but we do in the Cricket with an ashes series on the way.

It happens at home too and although you try and fight it, the outcome is inevitable. For example, 6 months ago I found Jo, my wife, looking on Right Move…and guess what?! We are in a new house!

Sometimes it’s harder to spot at work as you tackle emails, phone calls and deal with the day to day challenges, but there are opportunities to stand back and spot things.

Last week was such an opportunity and perfect timing for me as I was lucky enough to spend some time with a large number of brokers at our annual Key Partner Conference.

It’s obvious we have come a long way since this time last year. Our teams across the country are doing a great job trading locally, momentum is with us, so my job is to help keep up the pace, no radical changes just listening to teams and brokers to understand where a tweak can help!

There may be times when we need to kick start or inject new energy into a particular area so I will be looking at this over the coming weeks and months. As I get to meet more and more of you, I am eager to hear your thoughts.

Oh by the way, something started at the conference that will need no help in building sustained momentum, a new nickname for Phil Bayles – ask me when I see you!!!!    

Gareth Hemming