In one of our Resilient Leadership workshops recently we were discussing the productivity research that supports taking regular recovery breaks at work rather than “pushing on through” fatigue or loss of concentration. One of the participants described how she had been going to the gym most days around lunchtime and [...]
Two for One – Using Positive Psychology in Teams Law Talk - Issue 852, 10 Oct 2014 Higher rates of illness including heart disease, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse have been found in the legal eld compared with other professional services (Peterson and Peterson, 2009). Moreover, it seems that these [...]
I’m always in meetings… The pace here is frantic, it’s hard to slow it down…. If we can just get through this next busy patch… How many of these comments sound familiar? We hear them often. Even the best and most effective time management and smart working strategies get wiped [...]
I have back-to-back meetings all day…. My manager has meetings that are double booked… If I say no to meetings then I worry my views won’t be represented Managing our energy and working efficiently are key resilience competencies. However, we hear constant feedback that many people find meetings energy depleting, [...]