Activating senses…

Beautiful coastline, white sand (Lucky Beach is currently No.1 beach in the world), extreme heat (39 degrees), wind, various wildlife and insects, deserts, massive grain fields, mines, road trains, wineries, lush forests and straight roads far into the horizon. Western Australia is a place of extreme contrasts activating all senses. 

I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to give my senses a workout over the last two weeks – an extreme mindfulness exercise and a positive psychology technique to aid perspective and self-awareness.

I integrate positive psychology tolls within all my work. A trip to WA may not be practical for you or your team right now, but a coaching session in a park or forest might be?

To see more or get on touch see www.growtobe.co.nz

#mindfulness #senses #teamcoaching

"That we shoot across the sky..."

And experience new things in new places (well maybe not new things but definitely new places) is something I am always grateful for. New things create new neural pathways - fantastic exercise for our brains! 

If you or your team would benefit from some brain gym, please get in touch (but not for the next week or so please as I'm working on mine).

"Oh-I, oh-I, oh-I..."

VUCA is only part of the story! A lot of pain teams experience is planned!

My clients tell me that before they are able to process change, something else happens, then another thing. In addition to a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) environment there is more planned change that ever before: multiple consecutive structure changes, budget cuts, senior leadership changes, local and central government changes, and the list goes on. With each planned change comes rework, upheaval, changing priorities and ineffective use of resources.

The emotional impact of change is significant too. My clients tell me change fatigue impacts their mental and physical health, job satisfaction declines, and relationships and family suffer.

Focusing on what you CAN control and influence helps! For example:

· identifying unhelpful systemic issues and communicating them with the right people,

· influencing decision makers,

· managing personal and collective energy,

· creating supportive problem solving and decision making skills,

· increasing individual and combined team resilience,

· leading others through change,

· and most importantly, finding ways to celebrate and share your amazing successes.

If your team is suffering from change fatigue, I would love to have a chat. Please get in touch or see www.growtobe.com. Reduce the pain!

#changefatigue#teamcoaching