Module 1: Awareness Skills for Workplace Wellbeing
What Are Awareness Skills?
Through the THRiVE Program, your team will learn:
- How to focus on the moment, letting go of distractions that cloud their minds.
- Techniques to spot stress or overwhelm early and ease it before it takes over.
- Ways to approach challenges with a steady, clear perspective that supports their mental health.
Outcomes for Staff
- Reduced Stress and Anxiety:A 2020 Journal of Occupational Health Psychology study found mindfulness training reduces stress by 28% and anxiety by 26% in employees. A 2019 meta-analysis in Frontiers in Psychology showed mindfulness improves psychological wellbeing by 20–30%.
Improved Focus and Cognitive Performance:
A 2018 Journal of Applied Psychology study found mindfulness training increases task performance by 17% by improving attention. The Journal of Neuroscience (2017) links mindfulness to enhanced prefrontal cortex function (e.g., working memory), critical for cognitive tasks. Gallup (2021) reports focused employees show 15% higher engagement.
Outcomes for Business
Reduced Absenteeism and Presenteeism:
EDA estimates absenteeism costs Australian businesses $10 billion annually, with presenteeism adding $7 billion. A 2020 PwC study found mindfulness programs cut absenteeism by 30–50% and presenteeism by 20–40%. Beyond Blue’s $2.30 ROI per dollar invested highlights these savings.- Increased Productivity and Team Efficiency:A 2019 Journal of Applied Psychology study found mindfulness boosts team performance by 15% via improved focus. The Journal of Organisational Behavior (2022) links awareness to 25% higher productivity in high-stress roles. CEDA’s $17 billion productivity loss underscores the need for such interventions.
THRiVE Program Business Insight
THRiVE | Awareness Skills Outcomes
Focus & Clarity
Mindfulness sharpens an individual’s focus and clarity by training individuals to be fully present and engaged. This increased attention to the current situation allows for more accurate assessments and well-considered decisions.
Impulse Control
Decisiveness requires managing emotions to avoid impulsive and potentially detrimental decisions. THRiVE helps individuals recognise and control fleeting emotional impulses, thus fostering a more balanced approach to decision-making.
Critical Control
The most critical decisions almost always happen under stress or uncertainty. We equip individuals to handle stress without becoming overwhelmed. This capability is essential in high-pressure scenarios where decisive action is required.
Manage Input
Awareness within a team context requires the ability to negotiate and persuade effectively. Our program teaches skills which speed up the decision-making process but also ensure that decisions are well-rounded and consider multiple perspectives intelligently.
Speed vs. Confidence
THRiVE teaches ‘walking the middle path,’ which involves balancing opposing forces or demands. In decision-making, this means striking the balance between swift and well-considered; avoiding the pitfalls of hasty judgments while still acting with the necessary speed.
Self-Validation & Conviction
When individuals feel validated in their decision-making capabilities, it boosts their confidence and self-efficacy. Confidence, in turn, is key to decisiveness, as it empowers individuals to make decisions assertively and stand by them, even in the face of adversity.
How Does the THRiVE Program Run?
The Two Streams for Delivery for THRiVE:
2 Day Focus
Course
This delivery method is a single focused course for one aspect of our THRiVE program.
Focus areas include subcategories from the above skills, such as leadership, mindfulness, initiative, communication or conflict resolution.
While we want to emphasise that the THRiVE Program is an interconnected set of skills that are dependent on each other, we also appreciate that it may be hard to find time for training in your workplace.
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Full THRiVE
Program
This is our full 18 Week THRiVE Program, designed to deliver the maximum benefit of professional psychology to your people.
Our full THRiVE Program covers all of the interconnected major skill areas and deep dives into each topic with practical applications, team communication and weekly reflection.
This is the way the training is intended to be delivered in order to impart its true impact and efficacy.
Our THRiVE Program Improves Clarity, Confidence and Decisiveness
The integration of Dialectic Behaviour Principles into workplace practices provides a powerful tool for enhancing decisiveness.
