Building Thriving Teams

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‘What the whole world wants is a good job.’ Wow!!!!

‘People want a job that uses their God-given strengths every day with manager who encourages their development.’

The five key elements of wellbeing are career, social, financial, physical and community- in that order.’

‘Organizations that acknowledge and apply this interdependence can transform their employees’ suffering and struggling into a culture of net thriving. … Focusing on just one area of your wellbeing usually leads to failure. It is nearly impossible to continually improve on any wellbeing goal if you don’t consider the other elements.’

‘Many employers have limited their focus on ‘wellness’ to encouraging employees to eat healthy and exercise rather than focusing on the element that matters most- career wellbeing.’

‘Social wellbeing is woven into all other aspects of your life. … Social wellbeing changes how you interpret everything around you.’

‘Your employees may be suffering from financial stress that is ultimately affecting their health and performance at work.’

‘Make communicating the importance of physical wellbeing an expectation for managers.’

‘Train managers to have effective pay conversations with employees to improve perception of fairness.’

‘People want to know that their life matters beyond work.’

‘Give employees opportunities to share what they are doing in their community with coworkers- and reward their involvement.’

Source:

Jim Clifton and Jim Harter (2021). Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Resilient and Thriving Teams

How To Get Back Up

Things are going to happen to you that you can’t control. Things are going to shake who you are.

When they happen, don’t stay down. If you want to make progress in your life, you must get back up.

To get back up, according to Anthony J. Klarica, you must ‘break challenges down into manageable parts to help address them.’ If you want to be successful at what you are doing, don’t do everything at the same time. Focus on what can make a difference in your life.

Be prepared for injuries, setbacks and disappointments, appreciating that they too are part of the journey.’ Life is full of obstacles. When they happen, take them as learning opportunities.

‘Respect the fine line between winning and losing, and learn how to lose.‘ Life is a testing ground. It is your laboratory. It is your own personal university. When you fall, get back up.

When you fail, do it again. Because it is the only way to win. If you want to win more, you must fail more. Remember, success comes from failure. If you want to win, learn how to fail.

Reflect on resilient stories from others you can relate to in order to sustain your own resilience.’

Your journey is special to you. If you are having trouble making progress, reach out for help. People are willing to help. But you must first help yourself. You do that by reaching out to them.

Remember, resilience is about how you handle your situation. It is also about how you carry yourself.

When you are down, don’t stay down. Get back up. When you fall, get back up. And keep going. Be patient. You will get to where you want to be.

As always, you are more, not less!

Source: Anthony J. Klarica (2022). The performance Mindset: 7 Steps to Success in Sport and Life