by Manya Chylinski | Oct 2, 2019 | Corporate Resiliency, Resiliency, Workplace
Company culture isn’t just written policies and the details about when, where, how, and by whom work gets done. It’s also the unwritten vibe about the organization, the traditions, the feelings, basically “how we do things here.” These all have an effect on employees,...
by Manya Chylinski | Sep 23, 2019 | Resiliency, Trauma
To put a pretty fine a point on it, I really hate the word resiliency*. I’m resilient. You are too. We all have some ability to adapt after stress (whether it feels that way or not); none of us would be here without it. I’ve used these words often in my speaking and...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 22, 2019 | Corporate Resiliency, Resiliency, Workplace
After a layoff, your leadership team may be breathing a sigh of relief that nothing major fell apart in the process. You may also feel like the remaining team members are the cream of the crop, and more than qualified to keep the ball rolling, maybe even more...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 16, 2019 | Corporate Resiliency, Mental health, Resiliency, Workplace
Trauma survivors can experience a wide variety of symptoms. As a colleague or supervisor, you may recognize some of these, and there are others you just can’t quite put your finger on. However, even if you can’t pinpoint their symptoms, you likely can recognize how...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 13, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency, Self-efficacy
It can be difficult for someone to pinpoint that the overwhelming feelings they’re experiencing are, indeed, the result of trauma. Because of this, someone standing on the outside, no matter how close a friend or family member, may be unaware of the survivor’s...
by Manya Chylinski | Aug 6, 2019 | Mental health, Post-Traumatic Stress, Resiliency
Trauma. Just six inoffensive letters, from the Greek word for wound, developing in the late 17th century into the English word we now recognize. In the dictionary, the basic definition of trauma is an injury. In the medical field, it’s further defined as a physical...
