Resilience in the Workplace

Department
Executive Programs
Method
Online

Resilience in the Workplace is meant for those who want to develop their personal resilience skills and apply that effectively in the workplace.

Who is this for: Any staff and team members who need a morale boost; managers and executives who want to develop this as a leadership skill; senior executives who need to manage different departments and have to foster productivity and goodwill.

Building resilience or resiliency is developing the skill to not only endure adversities, but also to recover from them, and thereby grow stronger. There are many benefits of resilience, both on a personal and on a professional level.

Personal resilience for an individual is important as it improves their wellbeing and mental health by:

Supporting self-confidence

Increasing a sense of control over life events

Improving social relations

A resilient individual tends to be also resilient in the workplace and their qualities are beneficial for the business as resilient employees are:

more open to change and adaptable

more creative and innovative

better protected from stress

at lower risk of burnout

more cooperative

able to embrace challenges and turn them into opportunities

So, overall, having resilient employees means that a company will have:

better productivity levels

lower turnover rates

better communication

lower sickness rates

happier and more motivated team members

At the end of this one-day course, participants will be able to:

Identify what resilience is and why it is important.

Pinpoint the characteristics of resilient people.

Recognize strategies to develop personal resilience.

Find ways to develop resilience at work.

Develop a personal resilience plan.

Course Duration:

  • 1 Day

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Course structure and modules

Topics That Will Be Covered to Include:

What Resilience Is and Why It Matters

Evaluation of participants at the beginning to assess what areas need focus

Definition and importance of resilience

The Characteristics of Resilient People

Myths and misunderstandings of what Resilience is and is not

The six domains of resilience

Different kinds of resilience

Strategies to Develop Resilience

Challenging Limiting thoughts and Unhelpful habits

Intrinsic beliefs and prior learnings and their impact on resilience

Setting SMART goals to help you develop a better sense of vision and direction for your future

Personal SWOT: Assessing your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the context of your environment

Becoming cognizant and aware of auto responses and reactions to stress

Effective Strategies to cope with stress

Building a support network

Developing a resilient body

Positive self-talk

Self-efficacy

Building adaptability

Developing Resilience at Work

The importance of resilience in the workplace

The layers of organizational resilience

How to develop organizational resilience

Developing a Personal Resilience Plan

Seven steps for developing a personal resilience plan

Resilience plan template