Resilience Archives

Building Mental Resilience: The Foundation of Well-Being

From our first breath to our first steps to our first inevitable bumps, bruises and scrapes, we are taught to protect our bodies. Most of us enter this world with the help of doctors and nurses as we get our first glimpse of the exciting, and somewhat terrifying, world we will spend the rest of our days living in. From that first hospital visit, we continue to return for preventative care. We endure being poked [...]

Don’t Get Trapped by Toxic Productivity: Break the Cycle for Success

My grandpa was a workaholic. And his family and community applauded him for it. They would say things like, “he is a great provider” or “he is working hard for his family”. And it was true. His workaholic ways allowed my grandmother to stay home and raise the kids, but his well-being paid the price. He spent his golden retirement years in poor health and living with regrets. Family and friends will intervene with an [...]

Be the Hero Who Defeats Change Management Failure

Hollywood is doing it all wrong. How many horror movies have they churned out, where on a dark and stormy night, the heroine runs right into danger (in sky-high heels, of course) and chaos ensues until the unlikely hero swoops in, saves her and defeats the villain? They both ride off into the sunset, looking picture-perfect, and live happily ever after. Too many. We think Hollywood is missing out on a surefire formula for a [...]

Launch a Playlist of the Best Leadership Podcasts on Spotify

When I first heard the word “podcast,” it brought to mind an image of a happy green alien zooming around outer space in a little pod-shaped spaceship. As he dodged shooting stars and comets and whipped in circles around the moon, I caught glimpses of Earth far, far away in the distance. Obviously, real-life podcasts have nothing to do with aliens or outer space unless, of course, that’s the topic du jour. But there are [...]

Summer, Summer, Summertime… Is Great for Strengthening Employee Resilience

I remember as a kid, feeling excited as I packed my backpack the night before the first day of school. I had butterflies in my stomach and I would jump out of bed early the next morning with a level of energy that would have shocked “summer” me. Of course, a few months into the school year and I was already dreaming of the lazy summer days that I had left behind. So why is [...]

Prioritizing Employee Mental Health For A More Resilient Team

Today, more than ever, we need to invest in the resilience of our people. We need leaders who are committed to creating a culture of wellness, and who are willing to champion change. We need employees who are engaged in their own wellness journey, and who are willing to support their colleagues along the way as well.