How resilience training gave a Nestlé R&D center a shared language for wellbeing.
HABITS
3
New habits adopted by the team
ENGAGEMENT
78%
Of voluntary engagement
CADENCE
2
Assessment rounds delivered
It’s the most responsible way to push performance. It supports business as a force for good, in the same way safety does.
Juliana, Nestlé Systems Technology Center
Pre-intervention
Julia Lauechella leads Nestlé’s System Technology Center, the company’s global R&D hub for food and beverage systems. She engaged the Resilience Institute on a clear conviction: that organizations should employ people, not just a workforce, and equip them with the tools to stay in balance.
Intervention
- Pre-diagnostic assessment to baseline resilience across the center, individually and as a group
- Training program covering practical resilience habits: breathing exercises, body scans, meditation, and movement at work
- Group-level reporting giving leadership visibility on team-wide strengths and gaps
Post-intervention
- Strong voluntary engagement in a non-mandatory program — a signal that resonance, not obligation, drove participation
- 3 new daily habits embedded across the team: breathing exercises, body scans and meditation, and standing work
- Reduced inhibition around discussing wellbeing topics professionally — “took away the fear to express oneself”
- Resilience reframed as a performance lever — positioned alongside safety culture as a responsible way to support business outcomes
