Resources - The Resilience Check-In by John Fawcett

A Brief Collapse of Time

We are in lockdown. What day is it? One of the most common comments on social media is the old joke about yesterday, today, tomorrow, everyday.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose; Tagged Time, Culture, Resilence, Stress, Thriving; Posted 4 years ago by John Fawcett 9 Minute(s) to read

50 Dead - Resilience Reflection #3 - Social Cohesion

We know that relationships are both protective and growth-promoting.

Posted in Community; Tagged Social support, social cohesion, Relationships, Resilience; Posted 5 years ago by John Fawcett 6 Minute(s) to read

50 Dead - Resilience Reflection #2 - Leadership

Leadership and resilience are interconnected. This isn’t a new finding, of course. But rarely do we experience examples of how leadership supports, mediates and builds leadership.

Posted in Community; Tagged Leadership, Resilience, Emergency, Stress; Posted 5 years ago by John Fawcett 8 Minute(s) to read

50 Dead - Resilience Reflection #1 - Anger

I am a professional humanitarian worker. I am expert in resilience and coping. I have years of experience in extremely complex and distressing humanitarian contexts.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose; Tagged Resilience, Community, Anger, Culture, Psychological Services, Diagnosis, trauma; Posted 5 years ago by John Fawcett 6 Minute(s) to read

Is it possible for a species to lose hope?

A recent letter to the Guardian Weekly (03. 08.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose, Research; Tagged Culture, Resilence; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 4 Minute(s) to read

Organisational Toxicity - A loss of Moral Character?

The discussion on Organisational Toxicity was, apparently, interesting to a number of people. Which is, perhaps, an indication as to how concerned we are about the issue.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose, Research; Tagged Diagnosis, Culture, Ecosystem, NGO resilience; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 4 Minute(s) to read

Do 'Stories' Enhance Resilience?

Stories are fascinating and the story of stories is even more so. Stories have been a core component of human culture since human culture became recognisable.

Posted in Meaning and Purpose, Research; Tagged Community, Culture, Ecosystem; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 6 Minute(s) to read

Through the Eyes of an American Teacher

Last week I was granted the rare privilege of learning a little about what it means to be a classroom teacher in America today.

Posted in Humanitarian Emergency, Meaning and Purpose; Tagged Community, Culture, Coaching; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 9 Minute(s) to read

Organisational Toxicity - an issue of Justice

The capacity to thrive is directly connected to environment. In fact thriving is dependent on context.

Posted in Research; Tagged Community, Culture, Ecosystem; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 6 Minute(s) to read

Culture and Resilience - the place of the Gun

An American friend of mine said to me the other day that he did not want to send his children to high school in America because of the culture of…

Posted in Community; Tagged Community, Culture; Posted 6 years ago by John Fawcett 6 Minute(s) to read

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