Wellbeing Works

I recently worked with a newly formed leadership team to guide them through the process of determining their purpose, values and how to best utilise the strengths of the group to lead their own teams and perform well against their goals. With 10 months to achieve their goals in a high stress work environment, their manager asked: What could help make this leadership team high performing and resilient? While there may not be a one-size fits all solution, evidence has shown l

This article originally appeared in Training & Development magazine February 2016 Vol 43 No 2, published by the Australian Institute of Training and Development. We all desire to be successful but what should you focus on to perform at your peak? The good news is research has identified a number of activities you can do to be fully engaged and flourish at work. Positive Psychology is the scientific study of what makes a person flourish or function at their optimal level. I

On a recent family holiday to Outback Australia we experienced bad luck. What surprised me was my response to an emergency situation and how the principles of positive psychology helped me deal with a very stressful situation. We had experienced the beauty and awe of central Australia and were driving between destinations with a six hour drive ahead. With limited services along the way or mobile phone coverage we stopped at a roadhouse, fuelled up and ordered a Dairy Free bur

How do you feel after a day at work? Do you experience a sense of accomplishment and feel energised by your work and those you work with? Or is your focus predominately on fixing problems, noticing what is going wrong, feeling over-stretched and underappreciated? If your energy and enthusiasm at work is being drained and you are surviving rather than thriving at work, you are more likely to become disengaged which impacts your personal wellbeing,your productivity and the o