Practical Approaches to Help Teams Perform Well Under Pressure — Without the Harm
Session in brief:
As workplaces continue to navigate prolonged pressure and increasing demands, many organizations are looking for practical ways to support both wellbeing and performance.
In this practical Lunch & Learn, cognitive scientist and disaster recovery specialist Jolie Wills shares three often-missing pieces that help equip businesses and organizations to better understand the challenges people face under sustained pressure — and practical ways to address them. While the learning draws on lessons from high-pressure and disaster recovery environments, people do not need to be responding to a disaster to experience prolonged pressure or benefit from these insights.
The session explores practical ways workplaces can help people perform well, stay connected, and reduce unnecessary harm during demanding periods.
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Recognize common risks and opportunities for teams working under prolonged pressure
- Identify three key gaps that can unintentionally undermine wellbeing and performance
- Apply the ‘triple responsibility’ model for balancing outcomes, team wellbeing, and self-management
- Explore practical strategies to help people sustain performance and wellbeing over time
Jolie Wills – Founder and Executive Director, Hummingly Foundation, M.Sc. Cognitive Psychology (bio photo attached)
Jolie is a cognitive scientist and a global thought-leader in resiliency, leadership and team effectiveness under pressure. Jolie has led and supported teams in the most challenging environments following disasters and disruptions within the United States and around the globe.
Over the last decade, Jolie has conducted global research on key ingredients needed to support teams to thrive in difficult times. Jolie inspires through storytelling - telling her personal story of surviving and leading teams after the Christchurch earthquakes. Along with a compelling story, she brings the science, the research but most importantly the practical solutions that make a tangible difference.
Jolie has been awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship and an Edmund Hillary Fellowship. She is co-author of Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion Through the Chaos, the Doing Well deck, the Cards for Calamity and is an advisor to the global Counter Terrorism Preparedness Network.