What is Circle of Peers?

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What is Circle of Peers? The most important aspect is to create SPACE for you.. To: • Share • Formulate • Inform • Network So here goes…. Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

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Programme for today Resilience – an innate capability or can we develop it? • A mix of input and discussion Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Programme for today Different perspectives on resilience as an: • Individual • People Professional • Employer • Organisation Roffey Park’s Resilience Capability Index Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Programme for today • How can resilience be developed? Brainstorm • What can be done? Group discussions • Summary of discussions • CPD Reflection • Lunch! Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

What is Resilience? • Capacity to withstand stress and catastrophe • Capability to adapt and overcome risk • Ability to rebuild lives even after devastating tragedies • Ability to work through emotions and effects of stress and painful events Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Factors that contribute • Close relationships with family and friends • Positive view of yourself and confidence in your strengths and abilities • The ability to manage strong feelings and impulses • Good problem solving and communication skills • Feeling in control Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Factors that contribute • Seeking help and resources • Seeing yourself as resilient – not a victim • Coping with stress in healthy ways and avoiding harmful coping strategies • Helping others • Finding positive meaning in your life despite difficult or traumatic events Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Resilience and happiness • Closely connected • Close relationships and social supports help through periods of adversity and during everyday life these give joy and satisfaction • Pleasure through doing things well Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Positive vs Negative Emotions • Positive emotions fuel the motivation to learn and grow in hard times • Resilient people still have as many negative emotions as less happy people BUT • They feel more positive emotions this gives them the ability to rebound from anxiety and stress Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Action for Happiness “ Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” The Dalai Lama – Patron Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Happiness facts Not set in stone Contagious Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Resilience at work Our psychological needs and well being • Autonomy • Mastery • Relatedness “Innate psychological nutriments” Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Work as a source of happiness Elements that contribute to this: • Positive emotions • Engagement • Meaning • Purpose • Accomplishments Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Be a happiness activist! This is about putting happiness – our own and other people’s at the heart of our philosophy of life. It is about working together, spreading the word and ‘being the change we want to see in the world’ Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Organisational Resilience • Leadership • Organisational culture and structure • Systemic / external environment • Job design Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

Roffey Park: 5 key capabilities • Perspective • Emotional intelligence • Purpose, values and strength • Connections • Managing physical energy Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

So now over to you.. How can resilience be developed? • 15 minutes to brain storm What can be done? • 45 minutes to discuss and debate Summary of discussions • Group spokespersons to report back Passionate about developing people www.csgconsult.com

What is Circle of Peers?