Resilient Leadership Under Pressure: What Actually Sustains Performance
Naming pressure is a leadership skill, not a weakness. A persistent myth in high-pressure cultures is that acknowledging strain lowers standards. Evidence — and experience — suggest the opposite.
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.
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 […]
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.
Work Periodisation Performance Hacks from Sports Psychology
The concept of periodisation has long been used to plan and optimise the performance of elite athletes. These performance psychology principles can be used to sustain high performance, building workplace resilience and wellbeing. Here’s how to borrow work periodisation performance hacks from sports psychology.
Asynchronous Communication & Leadership Performance
What if there was a way of working that actively enabled flow and deep focus? One that takes in international time zones, encouraging cognitive diversity and time zone equality? Could asynchronous communication be the key to sustainable high performance? We examine the link between asynchronous communication & leadership performance.
Why the Best Leaders Learn From Failure
When things go wrong, successful leaders don’t look for someone to blame. They recognise that failure is essential for innovation. Effective leaders don’t waste time beating themselves up when things don’t go as planned. They do things differently by fostering a culture of psychological safety, creating a platform for sustainable performance to flourish.