Well done! We made it to 2020. The beginning of the year is a natural time to set goals, but it doesn’t appear likely that a new year will miraculously bring a new you. Be aware: New Year “Resolutions” can apparently do more harm than good (Amy Cuddy, 2017). So how about first, a recap […]
Calm, Control and Connect
The untapped power in your Vagus Nerve Imagine you are surprised by an unexpected reward at your end-of-year function. You are asked to step up to the stage. With a trained vagus nerve, you notice surprise and weakness in your limbs but within milliseconds you become calm, control the anxiety and connect to the occasion […]
Mental Health Leadership
We have worked in the field of resilience for over 20 years. We have helped our clients understand how resilience fails, how to bounce, and how to sustain an effective integration between work and life. Dealing with our mental illness reality demands a specific, tailored response. In 2017 we launched our first programmes to help […]
Spirit in Action Part 3
“Life is a storm. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you human is what you do when that storm comes.” Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo. Part 1 explored what Spirit in Action is and Part 2 scoped out why this is important […]
Humans don’t Burn Out
In May 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) included “Burn-out” as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress. They call it an occupational phenomenon – not a diagnosis. That is a small mercy. In the ICD-11, “burn-out” it is characterised by: Feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion Increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings […]
Rethinking Mental Health in the Workplace
Work-related mental health conditions are overtaking physical safety as a critical risk in the workplace. The World Health Organisation says anxiety and depression increased globally by 50% between 1990 and 2013 (Lancet, 2016). In May 2018, the American Psychiatric Association announced another 5% increase. Leaders are scrambling to address the issue but it is so […]
10 Steps to Mental Health First Aid
We are waking up to the suffering and cost of mental illness. The World Health Organisation estimates that 1 in 4 of us will suffer from mental illness at some point in our lives. Affecting 450 million people today it is the leading cause of illness. The cost to business is USD $1 trillion. Simple […]
Perspectives on Mental Well-being
In this series of interviews, Dr Sven Hansen and Sandy Hall explore mental health from a resilience perspective. 1. Introduction 2. How Resilience Fails 3. Depression 4. Challenges at the Workplace 5. Practical Example
Mental Health: a leader’s guide
Early thoughts on a new test of leadership Read our updated Mental Health Leadership article here. Find out more about our mental health training programme options and toolkit. The pressure is on for leaders to understand and manage the mental health risk. This complex topic will test our leadership skills. Three forces of change are […]