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From survive to thrive
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From survive to thrive
Octavius Black CEO, Mind Gym @octaviusblack Cathy Walton CCO, Mind Gym @themindgym
How to get people flourishing whatever the pressure
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95% of companies offer some kind of wellbeing initiative
$594 Is the average spend
per employee
(up from 57% in 2009) (more than double the average of $260 reported in 2009)
Survey by the National Business Group (2013)
Wellbeing programmes are big business
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…and still we are we not thriving… 4
Only 13% of employees around the world are actively engaged at work.1
Two thirds of today’s employees feel “overwhelmed.” 2
On average, employees can only focus for 7 minutes before changing screens. We get anxious after only 10 minutes away from our phones.3 And we check our phones on average 150 times a day.4
59% don’t regularly get at least 7-8 hours of sleep and/or often wake up feeling tired.
58% say there are significant gaps between what they say is important in their life and how they actually live.
In US the average American had 9.2 vacation days unused in 2012 (6.2 in 2011)
50% assume they will work on holiday5
1: State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders,' (Gallup, 2013) 2. Deloittes global human capital trends 2014 3. Larry Rosen: iDisorder
4. Kleiner Perkins Caufield &Byers annual Internet Trends report 2014 5. The Energy Audit, taken by over 150,000 people worldwide (2014)
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The ‘overwhelmed employee’ epidemic 5
65% of business leaders rate this matter as “urgent” or of high
importance
10% of organisations know what to
do about it
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Where to turn companies’ attention 6
Time Energy
Working environment
Psychological strength
Sleep, eat, exercise
How we think
The company’s responsibility to fix
Looking after ourselves and each other (supported by the company)
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Look after number one...
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Become more self aware 9
Recharging
Languishing Bound for burn out
Thriving
Stag
nan
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High vitality
Low vitality
Being self-aware means recognising your overall pattern.
At a macro level
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Become more self aware
In the past week
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01 Have I felt connected to people who make me feel good?
02 Have I been able to appreciate the positive in my life?
03 Have I felt that I am learning and growing?
04 Have I had enough sleep to wake up refreshed?
05 Has my mood been mostly positive or negative? E.g. optimistic/can do or impatient/anxious
06 What has my level of energy been like?
07 Have I been able to switch off for a reasonable length of time?
08 Have I been able to focus and maintain attention?
09 Have I been able to take regular breaks?
10 How well have I dealt with life’s usual challenges?
At a micro level
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We often make the wrong choices….
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What we know helps us thrive 12
Progress Belief that we will be successful
Having purpose
A sense of control
Realising our strengths
Belonging
THRIVING
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Energy bar 01 13
Dis-interested Do it down One up manship Elevate you further
Choose who you spend time with…
Shelly Gable: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2006
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Think of a recent time when you felt very good
Energy bar 02
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Focus
Connection
Vitality
Growth
Energy bar 03 Develop protective habits
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Thriving managers breed success 16
The knock on effect
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The new role of the Manager: 7 talents
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What if we get it right – the impact of learning to thrive In a large American bank, a programme to help leaders manage their physical and mental energy led to improved performance – both financial and personal.
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Financial gains Personal gains As a result of the programme.
71% reported improved
productivity and performance
68% reported improved
relationships with clients and team
HBR: 2007: Manage your energy not your time
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Workouts Workout Pros
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