Adventure resilience Keynote - Find Your Polar Bear
A motivational keynote talk for organisations seeking resilient teams that take ownership of their problems, motivation and stress in uncertainty - Your staff need a Polar Bear
“The best, most inspiring talk I’ve ever heard,” Ricco Zuschlag, Country Lead, Google.
Themes: Resilience, accountability, ownership, thriving in adversity, change and uncertainty
Key Takeaways - Polar
Pursuit - “When you love the pursuit the goal will look after itself.” Give your staff purpose in the process, so they are motivated and driven day after day
Ownership - “Resilient people focus on what they can control, and let go of everything else.” Stop wasting time. Staff must take accountability and start overcoming the obstacle.
Live and thrive in uncertain times - “Tough things are tough. Accept it. Own your emotions or they own you. ” Give your staff permission to sit with discomfort and thrive in adversity.
Adapt - “Bold enough to know that adapting is not the same as quitting.” It can be hard to change course when you’re people are invested in the path. But change is necessary.
Relationships - “Friendship is formed when good times are shared. Camaraderie is formed when tough times are shared.” Strive for deep bonds with within you teams.
Key Takeaways - Bear
Bold over comfort - “I’d rather be uncomfortable and fulfilled, than comfortable and full of regret.” Comfort might feel safe, but it steals the future. Be bold. Be fulfilled.
Experience - “Experience avoids mistakes. Mistakes creates experience.” Failure is inevitable. How you organisation uses it is a choice.
Act - “There are those who believe in themselves and those that don’t. They are the same. Only doers are different.” Get your staff to act, grab opportunities and stop dithering.
Refrain - “Every time you hold back, you earn a chance to go tomorrow. Every time you go recklessly, there may be no tomorrow.” Act, but not recklessly. Balance speed and risk.
"When your staff stop asking 'where's my manager when I need help?' and start asking 'what's my next polar bear', they'll be happier, hardier and more accountable," Mark Agnew.