Synopsis

In this session, participants are introduced to the notion of languishing, which is an uncomfortable plateau between having achieved the necessities of life for minimal functioning (hygiene) versus peaking towards a state of flourishing due to having found one’s raison d'être (motivator).

For each phase in one’s journey, implications to one’s mental wellness are drawn. Suggestions for dealing with challenges and opportunities are elaborated.

Finally, participants are then invited to conduct a self-assessment of where they are in this upward journey. In an interactive setting, participants are put into small groups to share their insights and takeaways from the talk.

Synopsis

This session is about how you can build a happy, healthy, high performing team utilizing research-based insights and personalized coaching to help hone skills and optimize your team, unleashing their full power.

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You hired every person on your team for a good reason. But now, often leaders find they are struggling to motivate employees and resolve conflicts, causing them to waste time and fall short of organizational goals.

The good news? You can optimize team dynamics for performance and harmony. Once you understand each team member’s strengths and learn how to combine individual differences in complementary ways — your team will be unstoppable.

Based on more than two decades of motivational research, in this session Annie will share the key data insights and personalized coaching to unlock your team’s full potential.

Key learnings and takeaways

• How to recognize and appreciate the individual strengths that each team member brings to the table.
• How to provide employees with the skills to resolve conflicts on their own, without stress and anxiety.
• Different ways to Increase engagement, boost productivity and achieve goals by structuring teams and assigning projects based on work styles.

Synopsis

Psychological injuries are defined as mental disorders arising from a traumatic event or harmful social environments. When psychological injuries happen at the workplace, staff morale and performance drop, leading to productivity loss. Find out about practices that organisations and individuals can put in place to effectively prevent and address psychological injuries.

Key learning/takeaways

• Understand what causes psychological injury and its impact at the workplace
• Identify the signs and symptoms of psychological injury
• Be aware of organisational initiatives that can effectively enhance psychological health and address psychological injury

Synopsis

The Zentangle method reinforces the mental health benefits of practicing visual art with the mindfulness component.

In the Zentangle method, learners follow the “8 Basic Steps” to tangle previously deconstructed pattern under the guidance of a Certified Teacher to create beautiful, structured patterns. In the Zentangle method, "Anything is possible, One stroke at a timeTM

Benefits of applying the Zentangle method

There are numerous research papers on the effect of the Zentangle method. The studies cover different age groups and these studies concluded that someone doing the Zentangle method of art would achieve similar mental effects as doing mindfulness practice.

Here are a few of the studies:

1. Zentangle Reduces Anxiety
2. Zentangle Provides Educational Benefits
3. Zentangle Can Be Used As An Art Therapy Tool
4. Zentangle Improves Overall Well-Being
5. Zentangle Reduces Stress
6. Zentangle Enhances Creativity, Improves Motivation and Reduces Stress and Calms the Minds of Lower Grade Elementary Students

Besides researches on Zentangle, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix included art in the curriculum to help medical students sharpen their skills in observation and description, foster critical thinking, and improve communication skills.

The Art of Meditative Pattern Drawing (Zentangle) was introduced to incoming medical students at the New Student Orientation held in Payson, AZ on July 8th, 2019.

Synopsis

What is a Digital vision board?

A vision board is generally a collage of images and words representing your dreams and goals.

Also known as an inspiration board or manifestation board, it's a fantastic way to organize what you want to achieve in the future while inspiring you to take action.

In this hands-on session, you will work on your own Digital vision board and take one step forward to make your future a current reality.

Synopsis

Running a Business or a Team and even raising a family has its challenges, and setbacks.

Your teams might also be so stretched that they are on the verge of burnout or resignation.

How can you pay attention to signs of disengagement?

What can you do to improve the mental well-being of your team?

Come learn the PERMA+ model of mental well-being, and other tools that you can apply into your organisation.