If there is anything that local businesses have needed over the past two years it is resilience, and so Dorset Chamber’s next event is particularly appropriate.

The Supporting Business Leader Resilience event is from 9am-11am on 1 April at Bournemouth University’s Fusion Building.

It is part of the Chamber’s Got Your Six (GU6) programme to help business leaders deal with the stresses of the job.

Nightclub owner and mental health ambassador Ty Temel will be among the speakers. Others will include Andy Coleman of Modern Listings and Mai Thai, Andrew Rumsey of Portland Leonard Curtis, author NLP practitioner Lee Groombridge, and Gareth Sherwood of the YMCA.

Ian Girling, Dorset Chamber chief executive, said: “GU6 aims to normalise conversation around the mental pressures of running a business, encourage compassionate dialogue and develop strategies that lead to great resilience in our leaders.

“We believe that if those at the top of the organisation are in good shape, it gives the overall business and their workforces the best opportunity to thrive.”

The event is sponsored by Lester Aldridge and facilitated by Ouch Training and Dorset Mind.

GU6 stands for Got your Six, the term used by Second World War fighter pilots who used a six o’clock flying formation to protect each other’s backs.

Visit https://dorsetchamber.co.uk/event/gu6-business-leader-resilience-event/ to sign up for the event.