PROFILE
Graeme Cowan helps leaders and teams to be more caring and resilient – and enjoy growing together.
He is a Founding Board Director of R U OK? and host of The Caring CEO podcast, where interviews CEO’s who champion a culture of care AND high performance.
In his earlier career he worked in senior leadership positions with Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and the management consulting company, Kearney.
In 2000 he went through a 5 year episode of depression that his psychiatrist described as the worst he had ever treated. He emerged from this crisis with a different view about how we can increase our resilience, mood, and performance.
He is the author of 4 books, including the internationally acclaimed BACK FROM THE BRINK, which has a testimonial from the former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and which has become a best seller in China.
He is also the Co-Founder of WeCARE365, which creates simple practical eLearning, to help managers lead mentally healthy and safe teams.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Future Fit Teams: Embraces a we care mindset
There are 3 contributing elements (and topics) to a ‘we care’ team:
- Self-Care: Resilience for uncertain times
- Crew Care: Growing psychologically safe and resilient teams
- R U OK?365 / Red Zone Care: How to support a teammate (or yourself) in distress
Self-Care: Resilience for uncertain times
In volatile times, it can be easy to forget self-care. Adopting tiny habits can help you enjoy the direct link between self-care, resilience, and growth.
These small steps are the secret to being prepared for moments that matter at home and at work.
You will learn:
- How to identify your mood vampires through Graeme’s science-based 15-point Self-care Snapshot
- How to embed ONE new small habit to boost your mood, influence, and productivity
- How small habits lead to remarkable results
Crew Care: Growing psychologically safe and resilient teams
Are we connected? Are we safe? Do we have a shared future?
These answers to these 3 questions are central to better team performance in an uncertain world.
Our #1 priority is to help build more caring and resilient teams, who enjoy growing together. We show how everyone can contribute to this.
You will gain simple, actionable steps, including:
- 4 daily connection questions every leader should be asking their team
- How to inspire team psychological safety (#1 of predictor of team innovation)
- How to embed a growth mindset and reduce risk
R U OK? 365 or Red Zone Care: How to support a teammate (or yourself) in distress
The CSIRO has identified rising work stress as a mega risk to productivity for the next 20 years.
Major disruptions like Covid-19 have amplified this. Setbacks can happen any day, so having a sustainable and caring culture is critical.
You will learn how conversations are the key to:
- Identifying someone who is struggling
- Asking R U OK? with empathy
- Guiding them to the help they need
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