7 Steps to Building Resilient Teams

Creating resilience in the workplace is important for individuals and organizations alike. When we talk about resiliency, we refer to someone’s ability to cope with and recover from adversity or stress. Fostering resilience in the workplace can be challenging and requires supportive leadership, which isn’t always baked into company culture. That’s why, when looking to develop supportive leadership skills, we might want to look outside of our profession. Here are some lessons we can learn from effective counselors, coaches, and parents:

1. Create a positive work environment: A positive work environment can help to reduce stress and promote well-being. Encourage open communication, teamwork, and recognition for achievements.
2. Promote self-care: Encourage employees to take care of themselves physically and mentally. This can include taking breaks, getting enough sleep, and engaging in physical activity.
3. Provide resources for stress management: Provide resources such as counseling, training, and workshops to help employees manage stress and build resilience.
4. Foster a growth mindset: Encourage a growth  mindset that focuses on learning and improving rather than relying on fixed abilities. This can help employees see challenges as opportunities for growth.
5. Encourage social support: Encourage employees to build social support networks within the workplace. This can include creating opportunities for team building and socializing outside of work.
6. Provide flexibility: Provide flexibility in work schedules and job responsibilities to help employees manage their workload and expectations, especially during times of stress.
7. Lead by example: Leaders can promote resilience by modeling healthy behaviors like taking breaks, managing stress, and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Bonus tip! Good leaders model healthy behaviors like those listed and great leaders model healthy micro-behaviors. Micro-behaviors are subtle, every-day actions with surprisingly big impacts and you can learn more about them by clicking here [LINK].

Being a leader is about supporting and nurturing each of your team members. In our work, we’ve seen how much a resilient workplace culture can positively impact the well-being of each member of an organization and how this, in turn, benefits the organization itself. It all starts with these 7 steps. Click here to learn more