Future Catalyst

Sample Resilience Workshop

Developed by Heidi De Wolf

Principal OD Catalyst

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Which of these photos do you most identify with?

Identify a photo and discuss the reasons why it describes your current situation with your neighbour.

Causes of stress in the workplace

• Excessively high workloads • Insufficient workloads • A lack of control over work activities • A lack of interpersonal support or poor working relationships • Difficulty settling into a new promotion • Concerns about job security, lack of career opportunities, or level of pay. • Bullying or harassment • A blame culture within your business where people are afraid to get things wrong or to admit to

making mistakes. • Lack of direction • Over-management, which can leave employees feeling undervalued and affect their self-esteem • Multiple reporting lines for employees • Failure to keep employees informed about significant changes to the business, causing them

uncertainty about their future. • A poor physical working environment, e.g. excessive heat, cold or noise, inadequate lighting,

uncomfortable seating, malfunctioning equipment, etc.

Source – Business Links Website

Your Passionate You!

Describe one thing you are passionate about (focus on how you felt):

So what is the same and what is different?

Add below at least 5 elements that helped or hindered you to be resilient in

the scenarios discussed with your neighbour earlier:

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Five Elements of Resilience

What makes a resilient person?

• Positive Thinking

• Scan the horizon for opportunities and challenges

• Take Personal Accountability for creating your own future

• Be Open-minded, Flexible & Adaptable about change

• Self-managing Stress & Anxiety (know when to act)

Sample Interactive Workshop Activities for the middle of the day

• Exercise of thinking positively based on the participants area of work

• Metaphor discussion around the benefits of horizon-scanning

• Exercise based on Transactional Analysis and how the Brain helps and hinders resilience

• Interactive exercise around adaptability and happiness

• Share relevant information about the organisation’s employee benefits and where to find further support

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Finding a balance

Source – www.dynamictransformation.co.uk/life-coach.htm

Colour in the section on the wheel where you are now and indicate with a tick where you would like to be (your desired outcome).

Your Personal Resilience Plan

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Supporting others to be resilient

Support the resilience of others around you by:

• Set the right example yourself

• Use positivity in the language you use

• Share information about the future openly and transparently

• Empower others to think and reflect on their horizon

• Empower others to be more accountable for their own choices/actions/ decisions

• Empower other to learn something new every day from the people around them

• Empower others to reflect on their work-life balance

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Planting a Seed

- Start small - Pay-it-forward - Don’t try to do too much at once - Remember how you learn - What made the light bulb go on for you? - Use ‘What if ...’ scenarios - Make information person-centred - Fresh learners are the best teachers - You do not need to know the answer to everything - Don’t be afraid to play ‘devil’s advocate’ - Explore together - Make information interactive - Break learning down

‘DWELLING ON THE NEGATIVE SIMPLY CONTRIBUTES

TO ITS POWER’

Shirley MacLaine