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Fire Fighting?

May 11, 2018

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Resilience is your capacity for change.

‘I think there’s a danger that we get caught up very much in the fire fighting. When we don’t have enough resilience to be able to stand back from something and put it in perspective’.
Participant of a Resilience Engine programme

Highly resilient people seek different perspectives all the time, so they don’t get trapped by any patterned ways of thinking, doing, or being. How can you create the space to get perspective?

First off the bat, connect with how to ‘be’ more. ‘Being Present’ is one of the top three enablers of your resilience. Which of these do you do already, and which do you want to do more of?

• Taking a moment out
• Counting to ten before reacting
• Going for a walk to clear your head
• Watching a sunset, or enjoying a similar beautiful moment
• Becoming kinder to yourself in the moment, no matter what your thoughts are
• Doing that hobby or sport that allows you to cut off from everything else
• Yoga, Pilates or Mindfulness

The second step is to consider the conditions that you need to get perspective. There are four key drivers:

1. Your Energy
How much energy have you got in your tank? If this is too low, forget trying to do anything else other than topping the energy up.

2. Your Curiosity
What would be most interesting for you to discover about this whole situation?

3. The Time available
Nothing will change unless you give yourself some time and space to notice for real what is going on

4. Your commitment to doing well/doing right in this situation
How much does it matter – to you? – to others?

Seeking perspective is a fab way to get out of the fire-fighting trap. Both ‘Being Present’, and creating the conditions for perspective are straightforward. Give them a go!

To discover more about how you can invest in your resilience, click here.

Author: Jenny Campbell, CEO of The Resilience Engine

Filed Under: Being Resilient Tagged With: Balance, Being, being resilient, blog, Bounceback, Build Resilient Habits, Energy, Engagement, good quality time, how to be resilient, how to build resilience, how to cope, jenny campbell, Leadership, Learning, Resilience Engine, resilience engine blog, resilient organisation, time

‘No’ is your friend

February 14, 2018

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Saying no is good for your resilience.

If you pay specific attention to your energy, get perspective and pace yourself well, your Adaptive Capacity increases. And that’s the fuel in the tank of your Resilience Engine. This means that your capacity for change increases – as well as your wellbeing and performance. Nice one!

 

To do this you need to be able to say ‘No’ well, appropriately, and often.
The opposite? Saying yes to everything, which is not a healthy habit. There are lots of reasons behind this:

  • If you are an adrenalin junkie, you will love feeling ‘busy, busy, busy’. And then it will catch up with you, and you will crash.
  • If you say yes to please others, that might be because you need to figure out why you are worthy of pleasing yourself.
  • If you say yes to rescue others, or indeed to stop them from becoming overwhelmed, you need to consider whose boundaries need bolstering. Yours? Theirs? Or both?
  • If you say ‘yes’ to avoid saying ‘no’ because you think it will create a conflict which you can’t handle, then think again. Too many yes’s only build towards tiredness and resentment. This can build like a volcano, ready to explode into real conflict. Not good!
  • Finally, if you’re saying yes to stuff because you just don’t have the time to figure out what you really should be doing, then STOP! You’re definitely on a fast, slippery slope to mediocre performance. Get off the slope, take some rest, and take the time to think about the criteria behind what you actually want and need to do.

 

Saying “no”. It’s all about boundaries.

Do you know what you need? If you do, do you ask for it? If you ask for it and it’s flouted, do you assert your needs?

“No”. Such a little word. Such a powerful word. Such a brilliant word for your resilience.

To discover more about how you can invest in your resilience, click here.

 

Author: Jenny Campbell, CEO of The Resilience Engine

 

Filed Under: Being Resilient Tagged With: Being, being resilient, blog, capacity for change, client needs, Coping, Leadership, Learning, Mindfulness, performance, resilience blog, resilience coaching, resilience development, Resilience Dynamic, Resilience Engine, resilience engine blog, resilient organisation, say no, say yes

Media Round Up – December 2017

December 16, 2017

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A very Happy New Year from the Resilience Engine team! Some great articles that we’ve curated throughout December. Feel free to share!

 

What are UK universities’ mental health services like? Are they doing enough? by Izzy Bilton [Read the article]

Opinion by Mike Blake: Why your wellbeing initiatives might be in need of a revamp [Read the article]

Are we burning ourselves out in the pursuit of happiness? by Tom Calvard [Read the article]

Where Employee Surveys on Burnout and Employee Engagement Go Wrong by Jennifer Cullen [Read the article]

 

McKinsey: How to identify the right “spans of control” for your organisation [Read the article]

How to Deal With Procrastination by Dennis Relojo [Read the article]

Employee behaviour: the real secret behind engagement by Rupert Poulson [Read the article]

Why Employee Disengagement Correlates with Poor Customer Experience [Read the article]

 

Don’t Just Survive – Thrive: Impact Of Stress On The Brain by Marina Wildt and Dr Tara Swart [Read the article]

Team Engagement Brings Competitive Advantage by Julia Felton [Read the article]

Higher resilience means having all the key components that lead to high performance [Read the article]

Key takeaways from the 2017 Leadership Institute survey by London Business School [Read the article]

 

Why Personal Development Is A Must For Today’s CEO by George W. Watts and Jamie Millar [Read the article]

Why Growth is the Key to Employee Engagement by Dr Rick Goodman, CSP [Read the article]

101 – The Essentials of Coaching and Mentoring by Milosz_Krasinski [Read the article]

Can You Switch Off? An interview with Amy Blankson by Michelle McQuaid [Read the article]

 

Mark Conway, Technology & Marketing Partner
Curated on behalf of The Resilience Engine by Oak Consult

Filed Under: Media Round Up Tagged With: Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Resilience

Media Round Up – November 2017

December 4, 2017

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Some great articles that we’ve curated throughout November. Feel free to share!

CABA launches whitepaper to advise employers on how to boost the well-being of their workforce – [Read the article]

Thriving at work – The Stevenson / Farmer review of Mental Health and employers in full [Read the article]

Passion, pressure and playing for the wrong team by Kirsten Levermore and Scott Quinnell [Read the article]

Boardroom leadership is the key to lower employee stress by Juliette Alban-Metcalfe [Read the article]

3 Mistakes That Kill Employee Engagement by Gordon Tredgold [Read the article]

Healthy Tension is an Essential Part of an Effective Board by Randall S Peterson [Read the article]

Embrace Change Or Get Left Behind by Stuart R. Levine [Read the article]

Forget Your #Weaknesses, Own Your Strengths Instead by Bella Acton [Read the article]

Making sure you’re connected to peers where you can be vulnerable and open is crucial to #eadership success [Read the article]

Research by Gallup has determined that managers with these skills frequently realise 48 percent greater profitability and 22 percent greater productivity by Marcel Schwantes [Read the article]

New Generation Of Tech CEOs At Uber, Microsoft And Google Lead With Culture by Denise Lee Yohn [Read the article]

Psychology at work: Improving well-being and productivity in the workplace by British Psychological Society [Read the article]

Self Care: 4 ways to nourish body and soul by Monique Tello, MD [Read the article]

McKinsey Report: Women in Leadership – Lessons from Australian companies leading the way [Read the article]

How to Stop Procrastinating on Self-Change by Bill Knaus [Read the article]

Nine ways to improve your mental health with your daily habits by Rachel Hosie [Read the article]

 

Mark Conway, Technology & Marketing Partner
Curated on behalf of The Resilience Engine by Oak Consult

Filed Under: Media Round Up Tagged With: Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Resilience

Media Round Up – October 2017

November 1, 2017

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October has been a busy month at The Resilience Engine, but we’re not too busy to share our most engaged curated content during October!

 

Health & Wellbeing

Thriving at Work report commissioned by government urges employers to commit to core standards around Mental Health 

Huge rise in emergency service staff taking time off due to stress, anxiety and other mental health issues

Lloyds Bank chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio on stress: “It nearly broke me”

Learning

Create The Right Environment To Develop Effective Leaders by Donald Hatter

The Most Important Traits of Growth-Minded Leaders and How They Drive Success by Marissa Levin, CEO

How To Change Your Victim Mindset To A Victor Mindset by Svetlana Whitener

 

Engagement

3 Ways to Foster, Inspire and Sustain Employee Engagement by Andrew J. Sherman

Employee Engagement is Not a Survey (and How to Do It Without One) by Jason Lauritsen

What causes employees to feel engaged or disengaged, and what to do about it? by Adam Fridman

 

Resilience & Emotions

The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence by Adam Grant

Build resilience in midlife by Tara Parker-Pope

Secrets Of The Most Resilient People by Gwen Moran

Why It’s Hard to Let Go of Your Self-Limiting Beliefs by Amy Morin, LCSW

 

Leadership

True perfectionists aren’t really trying to be perfect, they are avoiding not being good enough by Marla Tabaka

Your Power as a Leader – The Realities of Your Impact on Others by Michael Hyatt

How To Become A More Balanced Leader by Robbie Steinhouse

 

Mark Conway, Technology & Marketing Partner
Curated on behalf of The Resilience Engine by Oak Consult

Filed Under: Media Round Up Tagged With: Engagement, how to build resilience, Leadership, Learning

Media Round Up – September 2017

October 2, 2017

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Very few of us have the time to hunt around for the best, most engaging and thought-provoking content on resilience, leadership and employee well-being on a regular basis. Well, now you don’t have to.

Each month, we’ll share a round-up of our most engaging content, curated from hundreds of credible sources across the globe that our followers across social media networks have liked, retweeted and shared the most.

Health & Wellbeing

Study Probes Impact of Poor Sleep on Memory and Overall Wellbeing by Rick Nauert PhD

Exercise and Its Benefits for Sleep by @thesleepdoctor

Research: 49% believe their employer makes provision for their health and wellbeing

Learning

The best leaders are the best learners by @Jim_Kouzes

Emotional Intelligence Job Skills Everyone Will Need in the Next Few Years by @LollyDaskal

The Case for Investing More in People by Eric Garton

Engagement

Great Storytelling Connects Employees to Their Work by @josephgrenny

Changing perspective: from Employee Engagement to employee experience by Jason Clark

The Employee Experience Should Come Before Everything by @_janabarrett

Resilience & Emotions

The Better You Know Yourself, the More Resilient You’ll Be

How to Start Loving Yourself by @MargaritaWrites

How to spot executive derailment and get them back on track by Erika Lucas

Leadership

The Unexamined Mind Doesn’t Think Well: Why Self-Awareness Is A Fundamental Leadership Capacity by @pgourguechon

How you can take control and lead in the workplace by @BlankAvery

Energy management, not time management, is key for leaders by @PSolbergtapper

Becoming A Magnetic Leader: How To Draw The Potential From Your People by @jenn_lofgren

 

Mark Conway, Technology & Marketing Partner
Curated on behalf of The Resilience Engine by Oak Consult

Filed Under: Media Round Up Tagged With: Engagement, Leadership, Learning, Resilience

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