You are invited to join a free webinar on how to boost your immune system against the Covid-19 pandemic. Don’t forget your greatest asset in the fight against the coronavirus is the body’s natural disease fighting defense – your amazing immune system. For...
Tina Turner’s number one hit asks: ‘What’s love gotta do with it – what’s love but a second-hand emotion?’ Remember the song? As a matter of fact, love plays an increasingly important role in creating an empowered culture. Especially in these times of rapid change, employees must learn to adapt and acquire new competencies quickly and continually. Building on going learning into team culture requires managers to nurture their people through the process of acquiring confidence in their new capacities. Nurturing is, therefore, not only an expression of kindness, it is a real strategy for team empowerment.
There is growing evidence that women and children are more likely to be abused during the holiday season when people have more free time, there’s an air of festivity, and the drinks are flowing freely. Responsible individuals, through their own personal awareness and...
GO BEYOND RESILIENCE ‘When the going gets tough, the tough gets going’- this is a challenge to management to create a resilient team culture in uncertain times. But that is not some back-up quality, like carrying a spare wheel; it is essential for thriving in...
To hear such a statement would make any manager’s heart sing. And it does for those who create the conditions for their team to be fully engaged in their work. In these times of constant change and economic challenge, managers can easily get caught up in the anxiety...
It’s been one helluva year, 2020. And so, as it gradually draws to a close, many South Africans will be looking forward to the holiday season. This is typically the time to switch your mind off work, prepare for the festive season, just chill, or hang-out with friends. Typically it is also the time when we spend more money on gifts, parties, spending our bonuses (for those lucky enough to receive such a blessing) on luxury items, or new clothes, or going away on holiday.
This JOKO website is filled with resources and encouraging stories of strength from abused women. Although you may feel very lonely and isolated, you will find that you are not alone if you are able to open up and seek help.
Act to seek out such suffering – it may be hiding in that very women or child in front of you. Fear and pain are hidden within victims of violence. They often tend to remain silent about their shame, pain and fear. They are likely to be all around; in a meeting, queueing in the canteen, or rubbing shoulders in a taxi. So reach out with kindness and love – you may prevent a trauma, even save a life, and help restore hope and belief in life.
When it comes to cultivating resilience, the magic is in the very first step. When cultivating your resilience become aware of your mental and emotional state. Remember that if you get into an anxious, or even angry ‘state’, you can easily go into a downward spiral where the negative feeling gets stronger. That’s called a ‘feedback loop’.
In these challenging times you could be feeling worn-out and experiencing low tolerance. Yes, we have also been warned that we will all be facing unexpected challenges for some time. So how do you navigate these stormy waters?
