Psychological Safety & High Performing Teams
What do high performing teams have in common? It’s a factor that is missing in toxic teams and critical for optimum performance. Here’s why risk taking, failure and psychological safety are crucial ingredients if you want to succeed as a team
What High Performing Teams Do Differently
Researchers have discovered that high performing teams do things differently. From the way that they connect, how they communicate to how psychologically safe they feel in the workplace. We examine what high performing teams do differently and how leaders can develop these key characteristics.
Attention Restoration Theory & Focus
What is Attention Restoration Theory and how can we use it to recover from mental fatigue?
10 Things you need to know About Burnout
So you’re working from home, but you’re still stressed out? Your commute has disappeared and in theory you should have more time, in practice juggling is harder than ever. It’s hard to stay focused. You’re working longer hours. Colleagues are irritating you and they’re not even in the same room. Your short fuse extends to your family and friends. What’s going on? You might be experiencing burnout. Here are 10 things you need to know about burnout.
What Does Burnout Look Like?
This week food writer and activist Jack Monroe asked “What does burnout look like?”. It’s a brave question, one that we’re sometimes afraid to ask out loud. At Koru we’ve recently seen an increase in burnout for our clients. With the addition of a global pandemic on top of every day pressures, it’s hardly surprising. We’re all feeling more stressed.
Can Coaching Change Your Personality?
Not so long ago we believed that personality traits were fixed. New research is upending that thinking. We ask, can coaching change your personality?
Guarding Against Burnout
Pre – pandemic the WHO recognised workplace burnout as an occupational phenomenon. Lockdown has witnessed an increase in long hours – so what’s going on?
Cultivating Adaptive Resilience
Dealing with unexpected, stressful events is the cornerstone of sustainable performance. The ability to cultivate adaptive resilience is crucial in the uncertain, volatile and complex world post Covid19. One thing is for sure, there is no new global “normal”. So how can you adapt, thrive and survive? Adaptive Resilience in the Real world The last […]
What Causes Zoom Fatigue & how to Overcome it
If you’re beginning to notice that online meetings, sessions and catch ups are exhausting, you’re not alone. That feeling of tiredness, depletion and overwhelm is down to increased cognitive load. Video call exhaustion is a phenomenon that has been well documented during the recent lockdown. We take a look at What causes Zoom fatigue & how to overcome it
Managing Overwhelm & Burnout
Overwhelm at work can feel out of control. It’s a normal response that we’ve all experienced. We take a look at managing overwhelm & burnout at work.