Resilience Real-Time
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One theme of resilience explained in each fortnightly episode with practical, evidence-based strategies to sustain and accelerate human performance through improving resilience. Springfox CKO Peta Sigley and host Simon Cook get to the heart of resilience through positive psychology, emotional intelligence, cognitive behavioural therapy and neuroscience. Peta is a leader in this space with over a decade of experience working globally with organisations and their people.
Featuring: Peta Sigley
Host: Simon Cook
Production: Claire Taylor
Music: Josh Jones
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Resilience Real-Time: Episode 27
Coping with Uncertainty
Welcome to the second season of Resilience Real-Time with Peta Sigley. This episode outlines some of the strategies that we can use to cope with uncertainty. Strategies suitable for students and parents alike. Peta provides the anchor points to support our actions, emotions and thoughts as the world continues to face lockdowns.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 26
The Benefits of Coffee
With Simon still away, JT steps in to disucss with Peta the benefits of a daily cup of coffee. The impacts on our health are numerous from reduced risks of cancer and stroke to lifting levels of mental focus.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 24
Impacts of Spillover and Crossover
This week on Resilience Real-Time, Peta Sigley takes you through the concept of Spillover and Crossover and how they impact your day to day lives and strategies for staff and leaders to help to ensure that you are aware of when it is happening to you. Spillover and Crossover can be a negative thing, and it is often viewed as such, but Peta also discusses how it can be a positive thing and be used to enrich those around you.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 23
Exploring Emotional Labour
Emotional labour is experienced by both men and women and is where we find ourselves working hard to manage or even suppress the emotions to meet the requirements of our work. Peta Sigley talks about the features of emotional labour and gets to the heart of how to avoid this space through building emotional intelligence.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 22
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is experienced by so many and involves feelings of not being good enough, a fraud, and thinking that people will find out. Peta Sigley explains how imposter syndrome develops and strategies to minimise its impact.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 21
Productivity in the Workplace
In this episode Peta Sigley, CKO at Springfox, explores how you can improve your productivity at work. Leaving behind the constant thoughts that you don't have enough time, you have no time for self, you can not get it all done. Exploring what is needed to ensure effective time management to support productivity to ensure you deliver great outcomes.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 20
Mental Health Stigma Explained
Whilst great efforts have been made to reduce the stigma of mental illness by those in the public eye, more can be done remove the biases and prejudices that have evolved over time. In this episode, Peta Sigley uncovers some of the barriers that are preventing communities from moving forward and offers leaders strategies that will allow them to support the mental health of their teams.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 19
Adapting to Change
Why do we find adapting to change so difficult? In this episode, Peta Sigley discusses the great benefits of change and how positive adaptation directly impacts our resilience. She encourages people and organisations to see change not just as a challenge but also as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 18
Headline Stress Disorder
While it is normal to want to stay informed about the pandemic through endless news channels, it is important to recognise that this behaviour can quickly become obsessive and dysfunctional. In this episode, Peta Sigley explores the impact that Headline Stress Disorder is having on millions of people.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 17
Empathy and Compassion Fatigue
In this episode, Peta Sigley navigates the difficult reality of empathy and compassion fatigue which can occur when continuously taking on the trauma of others. She also offers strategies to identify and overcome emotional and physical exhaustion before it leads to burnout.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 16
Working Long Hours or Workaholic?
Prior to COVID-19, there was a pressing need to look at the cultural norms that caused employees to work far longer hours than their role required. In this episode, Peta Sigley has a timely discussion about our workloads and unpacks the difference between working long hours and being a workaholic.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 15
All About Teams
In this episode we explore how to support teams who are working in a hybrid or remote environment. We uncover what it takes to become a great team member and what leaders need to think about in order to deliver great outcomes for their people.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 14
Motivation and the Year Ahead
As we leave 2020 behind us, it is an important as ever to step into 2021 with purpose, intention and a healthy mindset and the motivation to pursue our goals. Peta explores the difference between SMART goals and FAST goals and how to set yourself up for success.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 13
Exercise – The How, What and Why
Peta Sigley explores the latest report of physical activity published by the World Health Organisation on how exercise benefits physical and cognitive health. She outlines what types of exercise are recommended and why consistency is a vital part of our resilience.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 12
Loneliness and the Holiday Season
The holiday period is a time of excitement and joy for many however, the reality is that for some people this holiday season won't necessarily mean joy and social gatherings. Peta recommends actions and activities and that help reduce loneliness in yourself and those around you.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 11
Conflict Resolution
Whilst conflict is inevitable it is important to remember that when it is constructively managed it can become a powerful enabler for personal and professional growth. Peta Sigley unpacks five conflict resolution strategies and shares her guidelines to having a difficult conversation.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 10
Empathy, Compassion and Connection
The ability to understand life through the eyes of others is a powerful personal attribute. In this episode, Peta Sigley explains the different kinds of empathy and highlights the value of compassionate leadership and connection in order to build understanding, tolerance and acceptance towards self and others.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 09
How to Build Psychological Safety at Work
Conflict, bullying, harassment and humiliation are experienced all too often in our workplaces. In this episode, Peta Sigley explains how psychological safety is the foundation for building trust and high performance in terms. She offers strategies for leaders to support their teams in this space.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 08
The Psychology Behind Gratitude
Being thankful is an attribute that can be developed with intentional practice and awareness. It can also powerfully impact both individuals and organisations. In this episode, Peta Sigley explains the psychology behind gratitude and how it can benefit people on a personal and professional level.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 07
Emotions and COVID-19
Reframing negative emotions, maintaining self-care practices and staying present can strengthen your relationships, performance and leadership during a crisis. Peta Sigley explains how to identify, understand and manage emotions during COVID-19 in order to make emotions work for you, and not against you.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 06
How Age and Gender Impact Resilience
Age and gender are a strong indicator of levels of resilience and can cause resilience to vary over a lifetime. In this episode, Peta Sigley offers strategies to leaders who want to utilise the diversity within their teams in order to increase overall performance.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 05
How Trust Impacts Leadership and Culture at Work
Trust is the fundamental building block for all relationships. In this episode, Peta Sigley explores how trust plays out in terms of personal and professional risk and how leaders often maintain a "blissful delusion" in this space.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 04
Under The Surface of Stress and Performance
Today, more than ever, many conversations around mental health are focused on stress. Peta Sigley untangles the difference between positive and negative stress and how it can help both individuals and organisations achieve a sustainable level of high performance.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 03
Don't Bounce Back. Bounce Forward!
Resilience can be defined as the act of bouncing forward in response to adversity. Peta Sigley explains how self-awareness, mindset, diet, sleep and exercise enable us to move forward with purpose and to shift from merely surviving to thriving at our fullest potential.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 02
Working From Home During COVID-19
– Is It Business as Usual?
COVID-19 has many of us grappling with high levels of doubt, rapid change, conflicting advice and unpredictable outbreaks – all whilst working from home. Peta Sigley uncovers the reality of working from home during a pandemic.
Resilience Real-Time: Episode 01
The Heart of Resilience
Resilience is foundational to who we are and the way that we thrive both individually and as a collective. Peta Sigley gets to the heart of what resilience is and its impact on individual well-being, sustainable high performance, business success and leadership.