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