What is Resilience? Resilience exists when a person can bounce back and
thrive from major challenges. Resilience is critical to cope with stress and can be cultivated in a supportive environment. This leads to greater job satisfaction and organizational productivity.

Here are some tips to increase resilience in the workplace.

Exercise mindfulness meditation – This is important because it can increase problem solving skills, engagement and organizational performance. It can be as simple as participating in breathing exercises and/or learning stress management techniques.

Hold trainings – Dr. Mimi can teach your employees how to manage emotions, improve sleeping habits and cope with stress. Trainings like this focus on decreasing anxiety by focusing attention on the positives of life and also viewing challenges as opportunities.

Chunk tasks – Create spaces in between activities to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Constantly switching between tasks can be a distraction or disruption to work flow. Focus on one thing at a time and take small breaks before switching to another task.

Take detachment breaks – Stop eating at your desk! This helps to relieve pressure from your job. You need time to relax to have a healthy work-life balance. Stepping away from work and taking a break for a few minutes provides mental clarity and energy when you return to your task.

Develop mental agility by decentering stress – This means to take a pause and look at something objectively or from a different perspective and then work to solve the issue.

Show compassion – To create positive interpersonal relationships and increase overall happiness at work, be sensitive to others and their needs.

Be positive – This can help engage and motivate both your direct reports and fellow peers. Improving communication and encouraging employees creates a supportive network.

Debrief your employees – People like to be kept in the loop so they can have clarity on their task at hand and create realistic goals.