Smart Firms Get Help Building Corporate Resilience through Training Seminar from Bold New Directions

March 25, 2010 - PRLog -- While the economic challenges of 2008 and 2009 may be lessening, many top firms continue to experience tremendous change, heavy workload and staff burnout.  Those staff who continue to hold full time jobs are often challenged to work longer hours, put in weekend time, and handle the workload of laid-off colleagues.  "It's a lot of pressure for those staff still gainfully employed" says Jim Hornickel, Director of Training and Development at Bold New Directions.  "We hear from our clients about the many challenges of continuing on in the face of tightened budgets, pending mergers, and ongoing layoffs.  However, we also see that smart human resources professionals are advocating for training solutions that help existing staff build corporate resilience", adds Mr. Hornickel. Fortunately, there are a wide range of training solutions that can help even those with a small budget grow their staff' resilience.  You can see an overview of our Resilience Training Solutions at:
http://www.boldnewdirections.com/home/section/12/resilience_training_solutions

In the past year, many firms in the pharmaceutical, financial and insurance industries have committed to building corporate resilience.    We have been approached by Fortune 500s, mid-sized firms and educational facilities who know that to keep staff morale and productivity at positive levels, resilience training and coaching is a must.  One of our most popular options is to work with firms to provide a one or two day training seminar called "Resilience At Work™".  This experiential training seminar allows professional staff  time out to look at the areas of professional and personal life that are out of balance.  It also ensures that employees look at ways of growing their Stress Hardiness, Optimism, Purpose, Persistence and Teamwork.  "The "Resilience At Work™" seminar is a powerful tool for companies that are committed to growing their people and performance" states Suzanne Guthrie, Director of Transformational Learning at Bold New Directions.  "We help professionals reconnect to their own resources - body, mind & spririt - so they can refocus on how to support company priorities." adds Ms. Guthrie.  She recommends that companies undergoing change, mergers or downsizing explore training opportunities such as "Resilience At Work™" as found here:
http://www.boldnewdirections.com/home/section/51/resilien...

While this is just one of several training options for building corporate resilience it is proving to be powerful.  "The feedback we receive from clients is that their staff feel privileged to be part of an organization that is committed to their growth - personally and professionally  - " reiterates Jim Hornickel.  And the experts on resilience all agree that if you build resilience at a personal level, it shows up at the professional and organizational level as a matter of course.  You can't make employees work harder or faster if they feel they're on shaky ground, so helping them shore up their reserves makes overall business sense.  Once you have a firm base of resilience in place you can then move on to develop other workplace essentials:  leadership skills, communication skills and teamwork.  

To learn more about building resiliency and the entire the range of training solutions that are available through Bold New Directions go to our website.  You can also check our our Resources Page for free reports that will help you implement quick solutions at no cost:  
http://www.boldnewdirections.com/home/

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Bold New Directions is a transformational learning organization that delivers corporate training, coaching & retreats on Leadership, Communication & Resilience. Our facilitators have 50 years of experience transforming people & performance in top firms.