Building Resilience

Change and uncertainty can put pressure on any team. The Building Resilience workshop helps people explore practical ways to respond, support one another, and look after their well-being at work.

In this 2-to-8-hour indoor workshop, participants consider what resilience means for both individuals and teams. They look at how people respond to challenges and how a group can adapt while staying connected and productive.

What does the Building Resilience workshop cover?

Resilience is a skill people can develop over time. Participants reflect on past challenges and consider approaches they can use when new ones arise. Topics include empathy, nonviolent communication, work-life balance, and coping with change and uncertainty.

The workshop also explores the part that everyday interactions play in a team’s resilience. When colleagues listen to different perspectives, they can better understand what others need. Clear communication gives a group a stronger starting point for making decisions together, especially when circumstances change.

A resilient team still faces difficulties. Its members have ways to talk through those difficulties, adjust their plans, and support one another. This workshop gives participants time to consider which of those habits they already use and which they would like to strengthen.

Putting team resilience into practice

The Building Resilience workshop ends with a plan participants can carry into the following weeks. Rather than leaving with a list of ideas alone, your group can identify steps to practise in its day-to-day work. Those steps might relate to communication, empathy, or the way the team responds when plans change.

If your group is exploring other ways to support well-being at work, browse Eventology’s workplace health and wellness activities.