What you’ll learn:

  • why wellbeing and resilience are important to perform under pressure 
  • how to calm yourself and other people in conflict situations 
  • what MVP is, and how to use this tool 
  • to give feedback focusing on situation and behaviour.

Perform at your best

Video

Wellbeing is more than being happy, and resilience is more than bouncing back from challenges. Wellbeing expert Kim Tay explains the two concepts and tells us why they matter.

Video

Pressure and stress are part of life, but we can manage them better with meditation, visualisation, and positive self-talk. Performance coach Todd Astle tells us how.

General

We have more than 60,000 thoughts a day and 70% of them are negative. Here’s a way to become more aware, rewire your brain and think more clearly.

Video

Getting upset sometimes is part of being human. When we’re upset, we stop thinking clearly, and may say or do things we regret. Conflict management expert Stephanie Rumble shares five great tips on calming down in a conflict situation.

Video

Knowing how to calm someone down in a conflict situation is a valuable skill. Conflict management expert Stephanie Rumble gives us three practical tips.

Worksheet

Giving feedback can be tricky, but making it about the situation, behaviour and effect can sometimes help. Print out these tips and put them on your wall.

Mental flexibility to save time and energy

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