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Student wellbeing Why do some students cope with transitions
and increased work loads better than others? How does stress affect our wellbeing? Resilience Concept of mindsets
WELLBEING
Typically decreases to its lowest between the ages of 12-16
Shifting from child behavior to adult behavior
Issues such as stress, anxiety & depression affect up to 1 in 6 young people
STRESS
It’s contagious Stress can be good to motivate you to act Quit talking about how stressed you are
creates a confirmation bias as well as competition
Research suggests students who lock themselves away and never go out perform worse and are at greater risk of burn out
MULTI-TASKING IS A LIE!
Multi-taskers experience more stress
Lowers productivity: Do fewer things for more effect
Researchers estimate we lose about 28% of an average workday due to multitasking ineffectiveness
Control your environment or it will control you
Constant emailing or text messaging reduces mental capacity by 10 IQ points
CONNECT
Biological need to be connected Locking yourself away leads to burn out 6 second hugs Back praising Show appreciation Communicate meaningfully
IMPORTANCE OF WELLBEING
WHY?
Improving your wellbeing can increase academic performance on average by 11%
HOW? Be active
Give
Success doesn’t bring happiness, happiness beings success.
Look after yourself – sleep and food
Be kind to self and others
MINDSETS
It is a simple idea discovered by Carol Dweck through decades of research on achievement and success
It explains why brains and talent alone don’t necessarily bring success
In fact she has demonstrated that praising intelligence and talent does not promote self esteem and a sense of accomplishment but rather can in fact jeopardize them.
The view that you adopt for yourself can profoundly affect your life.
MINDSETS
FIXED MINDSET Basic qualities such as
intelligence or talent are simply fixed traits
Spend time documenting evidence of intelligence/talent vs developing them
Belief that talent creates success without much effort
Worry about your abilities and how adequate they are
GROWTH MINDSET Basic abilities can be developed
through dedication & hard work
Your intelligence or talent is merely a starting point
Creates a love of learning
Increases motivation and productivity
Growth Mindset and the Workplace
Lt General David Morrison states that leaders are made from the school of hard knocks.
3 core elements needed for the role of leadership:
1. To make mistakes safely
2. To develop the practise of leadership
3. To be empathetic to others.
Good Leaders have a growth mindset
Leaders in the workplace
Managers Technical
Plans
Focuses on systems
Has authority
Asks how and when
Knows how it is done
Says “I”
Does things right
Leaders Visionary
Inspires
Focuses on people
Has influence
Asks Why
Shows how it is done
Says “we”
Does the right thing