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About me, and why CREATING THRIVING
Richard Parton, Change & Resilience Consultant & Coach
The pace of change is changing: in the ‘age of disruption’ we need organisations that are more change-agile than ever before
Organisational & psychological science is showing the way
Now all we need to do is get the message out there.
Modern workplaces can be inhospitable environments to work in• Incivility is rife• From 2011 to 2013, the proportion of
Americans reporting they quit a job because it was an uncivil workplace increased from 20% to 26%1
• Bullying is a ‘norm’ • in a Victorian survey 1 in 5 people
reported experiencing bullying, 1 in 3 had witnessed it2
• The pace of change is increasing, competition is becoming ever more global
1 - http://www.workplaceethicsadvice.com/2013/09/workplace-incivility-the-new-normal.html2 – Sourece: http://vpsc.vic.gov.au/html-resources/trends-in-bullying-in-the-victorian-public-sector-people-matter-survey-2004-2010/#20102
Supporting evidence: Gratitude• Enhances relationships – longevity &
quality• Improved physical health• Improved psychological health• Enhanced empathy and reduced
agression.• Gratitude journaling – improved
sleep• Supports improved self esteem• Improved resilience & mental
strength
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/amymorin/2014/11/23/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-of-gratitude-that-will-motivate-you-to-give-thanks-year-round/
Supporting evidence: Strengths Theory
Studies have shown that people who focus on their strengths:• Are happier • Are more confident • Have higher levels of self-esteem • Have higher levels of energy and vitality • Experience less stress • Are more resilient • Are more likely to achieve their goals • Perform better at work • Are more engaged at work • Are more effective at developing themselves and growing
as individuals.
Source: http://www.cappeu.com/Portals/3/Files/Why_Strengths_The_Evidence.pdf
Other areas of evidence• Mindfulness /
Psychological flexibility• Savoring• Kindness• High Quality Connections• Link between workplace
relationships and wellbeing, engagement, performance etc
Discussion In groups of 2-3 consider a time in the last week where you experienced something you were grateful for, you appreciated, or you noticed a strength in a person a team or something else in your environment.i) Describe to your partner
what happened.ii) What was the effect on
you?iii) How might an abundance
mindset help you or your team?
Personal SOAR• Consider an important goal you are working towards• Complete your SOAR:
• Strengths: what personal strengths do you have that might be useful
• Opportunities: what opportunities exist to make an improvement? Who else might help you? How might you use your strengths?
• Aspirations: what does your ideal vision look like? What makes you really care about this vision? What personal values show up in your vision?
• Results: how would you know that you have made a difference?
• In groups of 2-3: • Share you goal, why is it important to you? • Share your SOAR• Discuss, was there any difference in the way you felt about
your goal before and after? If so, how might that help you?
Strengths Opportunities
Aspirations Results
Goal
Positive DevianceNegative Deviance Normal Positive Deviance
Individual: Physiological Illness Health VitalityPsychological Illness Health FlowOrganizational:
Economics Unprofitable Profitable GenerousEffectiveness Ineffective Effective Excellent
Efficiency Ineffecient Efficient ExtraordinaryQuality Error-prone Reliable PerfectEthics Unethical Ethical Benevolent
Relationships Harmful Helpful HonoringAdaptation Threat-rigidity Coping Flourishing
Positive Deviance• Think of a goal you are working towards (it can be the
same one from the previous exercise)• Think of a recent time that you did unusually well at
moving towards this goal, some time that you make exceptional progress, or perhaps a time that you were proud of an achievement• What were the factors that helped create that
exceptional performance? What can you learn from your experience?
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