Right now, corporate burnout is the biggest threat to productivity, employee morale, staff retention and well-being. It’s everywhere, but what does it mean? And is it even “real”? It is, and fortunately there are things you can do to break the cycle. What is Burnout? Even pre-pandemic the term “burnout” was gaining clout. In 2019…
The Context In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by 25% according to a recent press release from The World Health Organization (WHO). A year later with the world opening up, life is returning to normal. We should be grateful, shouldn’t we? That things are getting…
My daughter is always leaving me little insignificant gifts. Today, she gave me a foil covered chocolate ball that a friend had shared with her at school. When I returned to my desk, she had placed it next to my pen. She would maybe simply say that she just wanted to share because she knows…
When I’m working with teams to develop resilience action plans, one of the components we look at is sagacity. It’s usually a new word for people, but once we explore the concept it makes perfect sense. Sagacity refers to insight or wisdom, and a sagacious person is considered someone who is intelligent and has the…
Resilience is so much more than bouncing back. When we ask for a definition of resilience in our workshops, people always nail the first component. Resilience is the ability to bounce back after adverse experiences, trauma or stress. But there are actually TWO components to resilience. Resilience is: 1) The ability to bounce back 2) The ability…
Historically, education institutions were designed for only one type of learner – the quiet learner who could follow the rules, learn according to the teacher’s style of teaching and cause no trouble in the classroom. This resulted in many students not being allowed to rise to their full potential. Fortunately, we are moving away from…
Spotify took me on a strange journey to John Denver B-sides today. I stopped working when I heard: “There’s only two things that money can’t buy and that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.” ~ John Denver. My initial reaction was… “What the h***?” And I reached to change the song. But I like John Denver…
It’s finally here! This is the day Starfish Synergies Inc. introduces PLAY-DOH POWER SOLUTIONS to the world! My start-up, Starfish Synergies Inc., has entered a licensing agreement with Hasbro to provide corporate training to teams and groups using PLAY-DOH compound. That’s right. We’ll be using PLAY-DOH POWER SOLUTIONS to energize teams across North America. We’ll…
Remember when everyone was super proud of you when you had a nap? Let’s think about that. People were happy when you slowed down. And in turn, you felt good about it. In addition to giving your parents a break (they never told you that part), there were lots of other benefits of you being…
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