Ep 043: You don’t have to be resilient to work here but it helps!

Welcome to episode 43, where Richard and Pilar discuss the potential downsides of over-emphasising the need to be resilient at work: for organisations and employees.

As usual, we have a lot of news and updates, including Richard’s recent presentation at the ACBS World Conference in Dublin, updates to iOS to make your iPad (potentially) more useful and Richard’s interview on the ‘Stories of Success’ podcast.

Finally, we’re not far off recording episode number 50 and we want to mark the occasion by gathering feedback and input from you, the listeners. So tweet us @MyPocketPsych with what you’ve loved about the episodes you’ve listened to, what you want to hear more of and how you’ve put what you’ve heard into practice. Use the hashtag #MPP50 so we can spot your messages.

As ever, thanks for listening!

Resources mentioned in this episode

1. Wellbeing news

• Richard’s blog post on resilience in the workplace: https://www.worklifepsych.com/resilience-putting-the-cart-before-the-horse/
• Going home checklist from the NHS – a nice routine before leaving work? (Discovered via Rachel Lewis’ LinkedIn post)
• The ACBS World Conference in Dublin
• Mashable article on Burnout and self-care: https://mashable.com/article/burnout-treatment/?europe=true
• BBC Health check podcast, episode aired 26th of June 2019 How many hours do you need to work in order to get the mental health benefits of having a job? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csy9jx

2. Productivity news

• iOS 13 has been announced, including iPadOS – could it be a laptop replacement? https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview/
• A lovely tweet I thought was relevant to procrastination: https://twitter.com/herminavc/status/1143796323633782785?s=21

3. Effectiveness news

• CIPD Festival of Work presentation and skills of the future
• Richard’s appearance on Volker Balluer’s podcast (Stories of Success) about what constitutes success http://storiesofsuccess.libsyn.com/take-it-from-a-coach-success-and-living-in-the-here-and-now?tdest_id=639027