The Challenge of Promoting Wellbeing A study in Nature Human Behaviour published this week shows promise for mindfulness and positive psychology to improve mental states of wellbeing. (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01093-w). I was invited to discuss the findings on the Morning Show today with TV3 in New Zealand. We asked viewers if they practiced mindfulness. While 30% answered […]
Introducing Resilience Institute Global
A centralised hub that will accelerate the growth and capability of the Resilience Institute Community We are pleased to announce the incorporation of Resilience Institute Global – a centralized hub that will accelerate the growth and capability of The Resilience Institute community (clients, team members, partners). Resilience enables companies to shift to the new business […]
Suffer, Bounce or Grow?
Data behind the human experience In New Zealand, we have been lucky. Enjoying summer with total freedom to travel locally, we watched the world suffer through winter with second and third peaks. Perhaps we were even a little smug. We were ranked as the country with the best Covid response by Lowy Institute[1]. In February, […]
Presence: Stand and Deliver
I love tennis. The Australian Open is one of my favourites. Despite the late nights, watching these gladiators confront the boundaries of their skill under sustained pressure is thrilling and inspiring. It also highlights the important role of presence. Whether a fan or not, to watch these women and men master their on-court presence is […]
Bounce Forward Faster
Lockdown for the third time. Calls cancel work booked. Rain pelts down. Businesses are pummelled. We lifted ourselves up, reinvented work and again, we face adversity. No-one has escaped. Many have worked from home for months, some through long, dark winters. Millions of jobs have disappeared. Families are bereaved and separated. Governments wallow in debt. […]
Leading Resilience and Wellbeing
How to communicate solutions with clarity Imagine your team in a meeting with a consultant is pitching a wellbeing solution. The consultant may be a doctor, nurse, psychologist, neuroscientist or lay person. They will present what they think is “wellbeing”, “resilience”, “psychological safety”, “mental health” or many other labels. Seldom do they define what they […]
The 2020 Bounce and Recovery Plan
We are concluding a testing year. Over and above the risks of digitalisation, polarised politics, environmental tipping points, and turbulent markets, Covid-19 is testing our communities, businesses, governments and economies. As we come to the end of this year, our team recommends that you think carefully about what you need to bounce and recover. Most […]
Resilient Mindset
A journey to flexible, resilient minds A resilient mindset appears as a simple, compelling concept. If we could just acquire such a thing – perhaps with a pill or an app – life would magically become better. A resilient mindset could solve all sorts of problems. For a critical mind, the concept is complex and […]
Webinar: Anxious… no worries
Life is constantly throwing obstacles in our way – we can call them adversity and challenges (and in 2020 life has been generous!). The question is how do we respond? Anxiety is a natural response that protects us from danger, but we cannot let it morph into constant worry. Resilience is the capacity to respond to adversity with less anxiety and more calm. Please join […]