In this episode of The Colour Works Podcast, James Hampton hosts a conversation over a virtual platform with Michelle Spirit from Spirit Resilience. 

Michelle began her career as a mental health nurse specialising in acute work, then shifted to a specialist role working with mental health, stress management and resilience for organisations across the UK including charities, sole traders and FTSE 250 companies. 

James and Michelle discuss current topics, including current challenges people are facing when working from home, as well as those presented when transitioning back into the workplace. 

Michelle provides some interesting tips and tricks on how to approach these challenges, manage your own stress, and support colleagues going through these transitions. 

Links

Connect with Michelle Spirit on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellespirit/

Connect with James Hampton on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesthampton/

Timestamps

00:44 Meet Michelle Spirit

04:51 The theory of resilience

07:00 Bringing resilience into business

08:16 The impact on COVID-19 on training, delivering and consulting

10:23 The relevance of leadership behaviours in 2020

11:26 The importance of authenticity in leaders

14:03 The Circle of Awareness by James Campbell

15:07 How organisations can support leaders and nurture authenticity

17:10 Different ways in which the brain responds to stress

18:58 Work-life balance while remote working

20:57 How to get your brain to focus and maintain motivation

22:29 The “BEAT IT” model to regulate emotions and reduce stress

29:41 Quick fire questions