When everything’s up in the air and you find yourself dealing with whatever is in front of you to avoid overwhelm, your responses to what’s happening might be very different to leaders with a more resilience-based mindset. Here’s what I see them doing different when the pressure’s on…
Read MoreResilience, sisu and the happiest country in the world
Watching the Finnish ice hockey, team play ROC in the Olympic final I heard a commentator mention the ‘mental fortitude’. This really struck a chord, reminding me of ‘sisu’ a characteristic most often attributed to Finns. However, sisu is something we can all cultivate, and it can help to build our resilience.
Read MoreBook Review Fear Less - How to win your way in Work & Life Dr Pippa Grange
In this highly compelling read, psychologist and author Dr Pippa Grange explores fear, how it can take over our lives and how we can turn it on its head into a tool of courage.
She kicks off by exploring language (and how changing it from battlefield terminology into something kinder will help), healthy competition and definitions of success – all in the first couple of chapters. She looks at the concept that fear isn’t just in our heads – it’s in our environment too.
Read MoreAre you ready for Radical Empathy, especially in times of change?
The Empathy Echo Chamber… art that is helping us understand how we can use radical empathy to make the world a better place. As we navigate this next transition in our workplaces, there is definitely a great deal we can learn from art to improve empathy in the world.
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