THRIVE IN TIMES OF CHANGE

Contributor: REDI Sta

Over the last several years, everyone from Executives to Frontline Employees has had to adapt to change at an ever-increasing pace. Many people hide from change and others thrive in it. Questions we ask ourselves are:

• How do you keep calm in times of change?

• What physical responses are triggered by uncertainty?

• Why does change seem out of control?

At Redmond Economic Development Inc.’s recent Annual Luncheon, the topic focused on change management to not react to change, but to embrace and thrive in it. Attendees learned how to adapt from a world of resistance to one of resilience and go from a mindset of surviving to thriving in times of change. REDI presented Vered Kogan, an award-winning speaker, trainer, and certified high-performance coach, who has a passion for helping leaders and teams build their resilience capacity and create rapid transformational change.

Kogan teaches no matter what challenges you’re facing; the true measure of success is how well you respond to setbacks. If you’re not equipped to overcome obstacles, you—and your organization—will be left behind.

Based on more than 20 years of HeartMath’s published, peer-reviewed research on the science of resilience, Kogan presented a technique that helped transform stress into a care and resilient mindset.

To thrive through change, it is important to manage your energy and build your resilience capacity. Any time you notice a depleting emotion, such as anger, sadness, or anxiety, you need to pause for a moment to label the emotion. According to Kogan, ou can then shift & reset your physiology to optimize your performance by practicing the Quick Coherence® Technique from HeartMath, as follows:

1. Focus your attention in the area of your heart. Imagine your breath is flowing in and out of your heart or chest area, breathing a little slower and deeper than usual. Find an easy rhythm that is comfortable.

2. Make a sincere attempt to experience a regenerative feeling such as appreciation or care for someone or something in your life. You can try to re-experience the feeling you have for someone you love, a pet, a special place, an accomplishment, etc. or focus on a feeling of calm or ease.

Experiencing regenerative emotions such as kindness, courage, enthusiasm, patience help create neurochemicals that regenerate your system and offset energy drain that can come from instances of change and disruption.

Kogan recommends taking the time to practice the Quick Coherence® Technique so you can teach your body how to calm and restore itself quickly in times of change or stress.

The Momentum Institute (https://www. momentuminstitute.com/) has more techniques from an evidence-based approach to help you, your team and your organization successfully navigate change.

If you have questions about REDI and the work we do, please visit rediinfo.com or call 541.923.5223 for more information.

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