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Hey there, 

It’s our heartfelt hope that you’re ready to join us for the free one-week Change Challenge kicking off on Monday.  If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time, just click here.

In the meantime, if you’re wondering how you can step up your positive change game this year, we thought you might be interested in discovering the six biggest positive change aha’s participants from our Certificate In Creating Positive Change told us they surfaced from the class last year:

1. Change is often hard because the process is messy and magical. Change disrupts the status quo and moves us between states of order and chaos in order to awaken our curiosity and creativity in discovering new possibilities.  The mistaken belief that this process can be “managed” rather than “actively navigated” is what makes change so challenging.  This is why, in Module 1, we helped participants bust some of the common change myths that make change harder than it needs to be.
2. Change champions often have lower levels of wellbeing, which puts them and the changes they want to create at risk. Pouring our hope and energy into leading change as we encounter cynics, setbacks, and failures can leave us feeling lonely, frustrated, and exhausted.  This is why, in Module 2, we helped participants discover the small daily actions they can take – and help others to take – to care for their wellbeing and boost their change resilience.
3. The most successful change efforts are driven by purpose, strengths-focused, create spaces for meaningful and inclusive conversations, allow workers to self-organize, and provide feedback mechanisms that sustain willing commitment. This is why, in Module 3, we provided participants with tools to help them assess and grow the pathways for positive change, be compassionate coaches of disruption, and transform organizational cultures.
4. Every action we take is preceded by a question.  This is why, in Module 4, we provided participants with a toolbox packed with positive change tools designed to spark meaningful and inclusive conversations, and taught them the science and the art to asking generative questions that help people to see old things in new ways. 
5. Creating safe spaces where people can connect people around their shared hopes, and are invited to take responsibility for what follows, builds people’s levels of change capacity and intelligence. This is why, in Module 5, we showed participants how to get under the hood of Appreciative Inquiry coaching, workshops, and summits and to design safe spaces at the “me,” “we,” and “us” level so change can more easily and joyfully unfold.
6. Changes need to be savored and celebrated in order to fuel our resilience. This is why, in Module 6, participants shared the ways they had already begun applying what they learned in the Certificate and what they hoped to achieve over the coming months as we got inspired by the work people were doing and took a victory lap together. 

And these were just the biggest aha’s!  

If you’d like to learn more about how to create positive change in the world, and you’d like to be part of a kick-ass community of change champions from all over the world who are making change happen, then join us for the next round of the Certificate In Creating Positive Change.  

But hurry places are limited, and this will be the last time the Certificate is ever offered at this price.

Got questions?  Just hit reply and ask.  We’ll be happy to answer them or jump on the phone for a conversation to make sure the Certificate is right for you.

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us.

After all, as Eckhart Tolle wisely said, “What a caterpillar calls the end of the world, we call a butterfly.” 

Warmest wishes
Michelle, Louis & Michelle E
(The Change Lab co-founders)

P.S.  If you’re looking for other ways to create positive change in the world, why not join us for our free one-week Change Challenge kicking off on Monday, the 24th of February?  Just click here to learn more. One lucky person will win a spot in the Certificate!

Hey Amelia,

We can’t believe this, but we’re almost out of places for our free online Appreciative Inquiry Workshop with Professor Jane Dutton to figure out what we can each do to help change the conversation on physical distance + social connection.

There are still a handful of seats left so please don’t miss out if you would like to:

• Be part of co-creating positive change in the world right now. This is the moment to have your voice heard.
• Discover other resources practitioners, just like you, are already finding valuable around the world to help stay connected in meaningful ways during this unprecedented time– then we’ll be putting all of these at your fingertips.
• Have a ringside seat to see an Appreciative Inquiry workshop in action and understand how this simple approach can create positive changes across a system, even when it’s done virtually, with people around the world.
• Grab some of our best AI Workshop tools – like our participant guide – that you can steal-with-pride and use for your own AI Workshops in future.

We would be so grateful if you would join us − all you need is an internet connection and web browser − but places are limited and you need to be able to join us live so make sure you grab your seat below.

It’s all happening on Zoom on:

Wednesday 8th April 
7pm – 8.30pm New York (EDT)
4pm – 5.30pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Thursday 9th April
9.00am – 10.30am Melbourne (AEST)
11.00am – 12.30pm Auckland (NZST)

(Please note: An AI Workshop only works as a live event due to the use of breakout rooms, so we will not be sending out recordings of this event. You need to be with us live if you want to participate.)

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us.

If you have any questions please just hit reply.

After all, as Sheryl Sandberg wisely said, “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.”  

Warmest wishes

Michelle

P.S. If you’d like to invite your friends or colleagues to also attend, please share this link thechangelabs.com/aisummit with them.

Hey Amelia,

Despite the wealth of free information we’ve packed into the new PERMAH Wellbeing Survey reports, we still often get asked, “What do my scores really mean for me?”

As you’ll appreciate, the answer is, “It depends on what is most important in your world.”

You see, we’re always very careful to try and do no harm when it comes to providing people with resources and tools to improve their wellbeing.

And while we appreciate that your brain loves simple answers – like this score is good, and that score is bad – when it comes to caring for your wellbeing, we know you’re intelligent enough to want honest answers, even if they are a little less clear cut.

After all, you might score a seven out of ten for your social wellbeing, which most wellbeing surveys would suggest is a healthy score.  But if you’re someone who thrives on relationships, this may actually be a disappointing score compared to what you need or want it to be.  In contrast, if you’re someone who struggles with relationships, this may be a miraculous score worthy of serious celebration.

The truth is when it comes to measuring your wellbeing, context matters.

This is why the new, free PERMAH Wellbeing Survey provides you with:

• Helpful coaching questions throughout your free report, to help you make sense of your scores based on the situations you’re in and the outcomes you want.
• The opportunity to talk through your results with one our wellbeing coaches so you can confidently take action to improve the scores that matter to you the most. 

START THE FREE PERMAH WELLBEING SURVEY NOW

Finally, a huge congratulations to Wendy Zhao for winning a free Survey debrief from our competition last week.  We can’t wait to help you take the next step in caring for your wellbeing.

If you’ve missed out, don’t worry.  To celebrate the launch of the new and improved PERMAH Wellbeing Survey, until midnight on Friday the 3rd of April EST, you can book a 20-minute Survey debrief with one of our coaches for just $49.  But hurry, as this price will have to go up. 

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR SURVEY DEBRIEF 

After all, as Thelma & Louise wisely said, “You get what you settle for.”

Warmest wishes
Michelle & The Wellbeing Lab team

P.S. Don’t continue leaking energy and feeling stuck about how to care for your wellbeing.  For just $49, our wellbeing coaches can help you figure this out. Just click here to book your session now.

Hey Amelia,

As we’ve been crunching numbers for our Practitioner Lab Insights event later this week, we were sure that the data had a terrible mistake.

Workers who were reporting high levels of feeling alone and isolated at work were also reporting high levels of wellbeing and performance.

How could this be?  It had us all – Drs. Peggy Kern and Mandy O’Neill and Louis Alloro – scratching our heads.

You see, like you, we’ve spent the last few years exploring the research headlines that loneliness is bad for our wellbeing and performance at work and that workplaces need strategies to put an end to it.

So, we did what a bunch of data nerds do best and dove deeper into the data to try and understand what was happening.   

Was it a kink in the information gathered?  Had the question been misunderstood? Or was something unexpected happening?

What we discovered has changed the way we will recommend workplaces tackle loneliness as more and more workers continue working from home.

If you’d like a sneak-peek at what else we discovered – and practical tips for how workplaces can tackle loneliness and other wellbeing challenges during this interesting time – we have a special invitation for you to join us for our new Practitioner Lab Insights.

Click here to grab your seat now.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom on:

• California (PST) – Thursday 28th May from 2 pm – 3.30 pm
• New York (EST) – Thursday 28th May from 5 pm – 6.30 pm
• London – Thursday 28th May from 10 pm – 11.30 pm
• Melbourne – Friday 29th May from 7 am – 8.30 am
• Auckland – Friday 29th May from 9 am – 10.30 am

Find your timezone here.

For those in Europe, Australia or Asia, if this feels just far too late or too early for a research conversation, firstly please know that PJs are welcome! Secondly, if you purchase your ticket we will send the recording within 24 hours and you can watch it any time that suits.

Just click here to grab your seat now.

Even though this event is happening online, we are limiting the number of places to maximize the learning experience for all participants.  At just $49AUD per person, this event will sell out (please note your small fee helps us fund further research which we make freely available to everybody).

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this event.

After all, as Lao Tzu wisely said: “What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.” 

Hope to see you there.

Michelle & Team

P.S.  In the meantime, listen to Dr. Mandy O’Neill share findings from the report on the Making Positive Psychology Work podcast on the power of leaders to positively impact workers’ wellbeing during this time with tiny actions.

Hey Amelia,

We hope your week has gone well in what continues to be a very unusual time.

This week, we’ve been busy talking to the media about some of the insights surfacing from our latest study of 1,000 US workers where we discovered:

• Only 21.6% of workers who have been sent home due to COVID-19 are feeling positive about returning to work.
• The biggest struggles workers feel they are facing right now are caring for their mental health, dealing with change at work, and managing money at home.
• Only 2 out of every 10 workers feel it is safe to share their struggles at work.

If you’d like a sneak peek at what else we discovered – and practical tips for how workplaces can tackle these challenges – we have a special invitation for you to join us for our new Practitioner Lab Insights Series.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom on:

• California (PST) – Thursday 28th May from 2 pm – 3.30 pm
• New York (EST) – Thursday 28th May from 5 pm – 6.30 pm
• London – Thursday 28th May from 10 pm – 11.30 pm
• Melbourne – Friday 29th May from 7 am – 8.30 am
• Auckland – Friday 29th May from 9 am – 10.30 am

Can’t make this time?  Grab a ticket and we’ll send you the recording.

Either way, you’ll discover more about:

• The Wellbeing Confidence Crisis: Why Workers Need Wellbeing Skills, Not Just PPE & Benefits  
  Dr. Michelle McQuaid will be interviewing Dr. Peggy Kern and will take us behind the headlines of the latest American wellbeing survey data (gathered at the start of May 2020), and what these insights suggest for leaders and HR teams who want to improve wellbeing and resilience in their workplace.
• Leaders Are The Secret Weapon: Why All It Takes Is A Regular Dose Of Care, Compassion & Appreciation
  Associate Professor Mandy O’Neill takes a deeper dive into what the survey data suggests for leaders, and the opportunities they have to show more care, compassion, and appreciation to boost their worker's wellbeing and performance. 
• Why Many Workers Are Reluctant To Return: How Workplaces Can Make Getting Back To Work More Successful
  Louis Alloro will share what we learned about workers who have started working at home due to coronavirus and the simple steps workplaces can take to help these people thrive as they navigate the ongoing uncertainty of where they are located.  

And of course, you’ll also have the opportunity to ask these speakers for their guidance on ways to improve wellbeing in any workplace.

Even though this event is happening online, we are limiting the number of places to maximize the learning experience for all participants.  At just $49AUD per person, this event will sell out (please note your small fee helps us fund further research which we make freely available to everybody).

Click here to grab your seat now.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this event.

After all, as Henry Ford wisely said: “Anyone who stops learning is old.”

Hope to see you there.

Michelle & Team

P.S.  In the meantime, come and join us in the Positive Psychology Playground  where we’ll be sharing more of the research insights over the coming week.

Hey Amelia,

We hope your week is going as well as possible in what continues to be a very unusual time.

We’re reaching out because, like us, we know you’re someone who wants the inside scoop on best-practice approaches to positive change right now. So, did you know:

• More than 35% of workplaces provide no support for their people when it comes to learning how to navigate change at work?
• Workplaces that offered change workshops, coaching, and positive change tools during the past three months, were statistically significantly more likely to have workers who felt able and motivated to create positive changes?
• The biggest struggle workers feel they face is coping with the uncertainty that change brings?

Despite the often-cited belief in workplaces that it is the pace of change that is burning people out, our data found that even during COVID, it is not the pace, but the way change is approached, and the change skills that workers have, that make the biggest difference.

Want to know what else we found?

Join us for our next Practitioner Lab Insights Series event to launch The Change Lab 2020 Workplace Report.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom:

• Los Angeles (PDT) – 4:00pm Thursday 3rd of September
• New York (EST) – 7:00pm Thursday 3rd of September
• London (BST) – 12:00am Friday 4th September
• Melbourne (AEST) – 9:00am Friday 4th September
• Auckland (NZST) – 11:00am Friday 4th September

Can’t make it? Grab your ticket, and we’ll send you the recording for you to watch at your leisure!

But hurry! Even though this event is happening online, we are limiting the number of places to maximize the learning experience for all participants. At just $49AUD per person, this event will sell out (please note, your small fee helps us fund further research, which we make freely available to everybody).

Click here to grab your seat now.

Got questions? Reach out and reply to this email! We’re happy to help.

After all, as Marilyn Monroe wisely said, “Sometimes good things fall apart, so better things can fall together.”

We hope to see you there.

Michelle & Team

P.S. Remember, if you want to up your positive change game, then click here to learn more about our Certificate In Creating Positive Change. But hurry places are filling up quickly.

Hey Amelia,

Are you longing for an island of sanity amidst the constant chaos our world continues to experience right now?  

Do you need a place where you can come together with like-minded people to catch your breath, to re-connect with who you want to be in this moment, and to find ways to continue building a better future together?

Would you like to benefit from the insights of one of the world’s leading thinkers and creators of positive change and gain access to free resources you can steal-with-pride to support others through this challenging time?

Then click here to grab your seat for our free 90-minute online Appreciative Inquiry Workshop with Dr. Meg Wheatley, The Change Lab Team (Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Louis Alloro, and Michelle Etheve), and hundreds of change champions – just like you – from all over the world. 

To be clear, this will not be a talkfest, but rather an opportunity to meet, play, and explore how workplaces, schools, and families might engage in courageous conversations about the culture (values, mindset, and behaviors) that create islands of sanity, in the midst of constant chaos, to build a better future together.

But hurry, we only have a few seats left for this free workshop.

It’s all happening on Zoom on:

Thursday, August 6, 2020
10 pm - 11.30 pm London (GMT+1)
5 pm - 6.30 pm New York (EDT)
2 pm - 3.30 pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Friday, August 7, 2020
7 am - 8.30 am Melbourne (AEST)

Just grab your place here.

(Please note: An AI Workshop only works as a live event due to the use of breakout rooms, so we will not be sending out recordings of this event. You need to be with us live if you want to participate.)

If you have any questions please just hit reply.

After all, as Elvis Presley wisely said, “Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do.”

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us to put your fingerprints on this conversation.

Warmest wishes,

Chelle, Louis and Michelle
And The Change Lab team

P.S. If you’d like to invite your friends or colleagues to also attend, please share this link thechangelabs.com/virtualaisummit with them.

Hey Amelia,

There’s a great meme we recently saw that reads, “Thought it would all be over by June? You’ve been Ju-lied! Welcome to the Decade of Disruption.” 

One of our “sheroes,” Dr. Meg Wheatley, a systems change scholar and activist, suggests that, “It is possible, as we face the fearful complexity of life-destroying problems, to experience recurring moments of grace and joy. It is possible, as leaders of organizations, communities, and families, to discover deep and abiding satisfaction in our work, if we choose not to flee or withdraw from reality. It is possible to use our influence and power to create islands of sanity in the midst of a raging, destructive sea. So much is possible if we consciously and wisely choose how best to step forward as leaders for this time.”

But how?

To find out, join Meg, The Change Lab Team (Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Louis Alloro, and Michelle Etheve), and hundreds of change champions – just like you – from all over the world, for our next FREE 90-minute Appreciative Inquiry Workshop online.

To be clear, this will not be a talkfest, but rather an opportunity to meet, play, and explore how workplaces, schools, and families might engage in courageous conversations about the culture (values, mindset, and behaviors) that create islands of sanity, in the midst of constant chaos, to build a better future together.

 Here’s what you’ll get in return for your time participating in this event:

• You’ll hear from Dr. Meg Wheatley herself on how we can build islands of sanity at this chaotic time.
• You’ll get to meet wonderful practitioners from all over the world, including graduates of our Certificate in Creating Positive Change program, as we come together to discover, dream, design, and deliver ways to help workplaces evolve.
• You’ll come away with new tools to help others, and that you can share with others, including our participant guide, which you can use in your own online events.
• You’ll get to see how we use Zoom to run virtual AI Summits and Workshops all over the world.
• You’ll get to increase your confidence and motivation around creating positive change.

We would be so grateful if you would join us. All you need is an internet connection, a web browser, and an interest in increasing your capability as a positive change champion. But places are limited, and you need to be able to join us live, so make sure you grab your seat below.

It’s all happening on Zoom:

Thursday, the 6th of August
10 pm - 11.30 pm London (GMT+1)
5 pm - 6.30 pm New York (EDT)
2 pm - 3.30 pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Friday, the 7th of August
7 am - 8.30 am Melbourne (AEST)

Click here to check your time zone

(Please note: An AI Workshop only works as a live event due to the use of breakout rooms, so we will not be sending out recordings of this event. You need to be with us live if you want to participate.)

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us. And if you would like to invite your friends or colleagues to also attend, please share this link thechangelabs.com/virtualaisummit with them.

After all, as Dr. Margaret Wheatley wisely said, “Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends, and a new order emerges.” 

Emerging together,
Chelle, Louis, Michelle, 
and The Change Lab Team

P.S.  If you’d like to learn more about the next round of our Certificate in Creating Positive Change (kicking off in September 2020), click here.

Hey Amelia,

We hope you are doing okay as the world continues to experience big changes all around us.

As parents and educators, helping to support the wellbeing of teachers and staff at school has always been a priority for us.

If this means you, then it is our great privilege and pleasure to invite you to join us for our free 30-minute online Insights event with Dr. Peggy Kern from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education to see how educators are faring when it comes to their wellbeing in 2020.

You’ll discover why:

• 77.4% of educators are reporting that their levels of struggle have increased in 2020 and the three biggest challenges they are facing.
• Less than 2 out of every 10 educators felt it was safe to share their struggles at school.
• The most underutilised wellbeing tool schools have to help teachers thrive in the midst of ongoing uncertainty and disruption for students.

Just click the button below.

It’s all happening on Zoom on:

Wednesday June 17th 2020
11pm - 11.30pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Thursday, June 18th 2020
7am - 7.30am London (BST)
4pm - 4.30pm Melbourne (AEST)
6pm - 6.30pm New Zealand (NZST)

Click here to check in your timezone.

If you can’t join us live please register anyway and we will send a recording of the event.

Click here to grab your seat now.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this event.
     
Hope to see you there.

Michelle & Alli
The Education Lab Team

P.S.  In the meantime, if you just want to feel a little more connected, come and join us in the Positive Psychology Playground as we work to care for each other.
 

Hey Amelia,

How are you? If you’re fed up and exhausted with all the changes COVID has wrought, we hear you!

When the COVID chaos first hit our world in March, we were full of hope for how we could use these unwelcome changes to help workers learn how to care for their wellbeing. But as Zoom calls became the new normal and people’s levels of attention and energy diminished even further, it felt like nothing any of us were doing was ever quite enough. And we have to confess, there have been days when it felt like the best way to care for everyone’s wellbeing was simply to go to bed with a good book and rest (there must be an evidence-based intervention for that!).

So, as the month of August arrived and it became clear that we still have months and maybe even a year of COVID chaos to still navigate, we decided it was time to head back into the market to ask 1,500 Australian workers and workplaces how they are really doing. In particular, we wanted to learn what’s working for those people who are still finding ways to thrive at work despite the months and months of uncertainty behind us and ahead of us.

Want to know what we found?

Join us for our latest Practitioner Lab Insights Event:

• How To Thrive In The Face Of Constant Change
  Drs. Lindsey Godwin and Michelle McQuaid share the latest insights from Australian workplaces on what it takes for workers to, not just survive constant uncertainty and disruption, but find ways to thrive amidst chaos and how this impacts their wellbeing and performance. Discover what leading workplaces are doing differently and how you can steal-with-pride their best principles and practices.
• How Leaders Can Support Wellbeing and Performance In Uncertain Times
  Dr. Paige Williams, co-founder of the Leaders Lab, takes a deeper dive into what the survey data suggests about why traditional leadership is broken and what we need to do to fix it; the biggest opportunity leaders have to lead their teams to thrive; and the one thing leaders could do to make the most difference – for themselves and their teams.
• How HR Teams Can Help Their Workers More Confidently Navigate Change
  Australian HR Institute CEO Sarah McCann-Bartlett joins us to answer your questions on what HR leaders and teams can practically do to help their workers improve their levels of confidence and resilience when it comes to navigating change.

Click here to grab your seat now.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom:

• Los Angeles (PDT) – 4:00pm Thursday 3rd of September
• New York (EST) – 7:00pm Thursday 3rd of September
• London (BST) – 12:00am Friday 4th September
• Melbourne (AEST) – 9:00am Friday 4th September
• Auckland (NZST) – 11:00am Friday 4th September

Can’t be there live? Don’t worry. Purchase a ticket anyway, and we will send you the recording of each presentation to watch whenever you wish and a full copy of the research findings.

At just $49 per person, you don’t want to miss out (please note your small fee helps us fund further research which we make freely available to everybody).

Click here to grab your spot now.

We hope to see you there.

Got questions? Just hit reply and we’ll be happy to answer them.

Warmest wishes
Michelle & Team

P.S. In the meantime, if you just want to feel a little more connected, come and join us in the Positive Psychology Playground as we share tips on how we can create more positive changes together.

Hey Amelia,

Last week we had a flurry of interest in our Education Lab Mini-Masterclass, but as the name suggests, this is a slightly “boutique” offering, and our limited places are filling fast.

At a time where trying to plan anything has almost become a fool’s errand, caring for the wellbeing of teachers and students has never been more important. Inside the Education Lab Mini-Masterclass you will find wellbeing experts and system change ninjas. We are change leaders who can give you access to practical tools to positively influence your school system while supporting you to craft a chaos proof wellbeing strategy for your school.

So, if you are a school or wellbeing leader who is grappling with your 2021 wellbeing priorities given all the upheaval of this year and needing a safe, no-nonsense, been-there-done-that expert brain to pick – then this is the place to be.

The Education Lab Mini-Masterclass is a safe space to ask the hard questions – we want to support you so that your hopes can overcome your hurdles. We have been getting a few queries regarding this opportunity so we thought we would take a moment to answer some of the most common (and important) questions right now, to make sure you get all the information you need to decide if this opportunity is a good fit for you.

Q: “What am I really getting with the Education Lab Mini-Master Class?”
You get a safe space to speak freely about the good, the bad and the ugly as we help you figure out exactly what your school needs for 2021. There is no one magic program when it comes to improving wellbeing in schools. The Mini-Masterclass is where you can tap into wellbeing experts and leaders with vast expertise implementing a variety of tools, programs and approaches within schools to make it easier to decide what is the best approach for your school.

Q: “How does it work?”
We use a combination of leading, consulting and coaching. Our expert coaches will be with you every step of the way – listening to where you are at and supporting you to get to where you want to be. They will offer you wisdom and tools to help you overcome challenges and get your wellbeing priorities clear and humming for 2021.

There are five touchpoints over the nine weeks – two 30-minute lazer one-on-ones – just for you – and three one-hour small group sessions.

During your kick-off one-on-one coaching session, your coach will work with you to understand what will make Mini-Masterclass successful for you in terms of outcomes so we can tailor the content to your school’s needs. Then, before you finish the Mini-Masterclass, you’ll have a final one-on-one to make sure you have everything you need to deliver positive outcomes for your school.

We are keeping the coaching groups intentionally small to ensure you are seen, heard and supported in ways that meet your personal and contextual needs. So, if this is something you want to be a part of then don’t hesitate and risk missing out, secure your spot now.

Q: “When will the sessions run?”
The group sessions will be participant dependent – meaning we will try to accommodate what works best for those who sign up (there will only be around four people in each coaching group so should not be too much of a juggle). While you may not be able to attend every call – we understand that life happens – we want to make sure you get the most from your investment. We will do everything in our power to ensure this is a great fit for you in terms of content, other participants, and call times. If you can’t attend a session for any reason, you can submit questions and all sessions will be recorded.

Just click here to grab your spot.

But hurry – registrations close on Tuesday 6th of October and these are the few last spots as caps have been put in place so that we can help you set your school up for wellbeing success in 2021.

After all, as Ralph Waldo Emerson wisely said: “Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.”

Warmest wishes,
Michelle, Alli & Jess
The Education Lab Team

P.S. If you’re still not entirely sure if this program is right for you. Just hit reply, let us know you’ve got questions, and we’ll be happy to jump on the phone or a zoom with you to talk it all through.

Hey Amelia,

If, like us, you’ve been feeling that caring for your wellbeing has taken on a new level of complexity in 2020, as uncertainty and illness swirl around the world, we wanted to quickly pop into your inbox with a small gift to try and ease the challenge.

You see, over the past few years, our wellbeing research with Dr. Peggy Kern at the University of Melbourne has consistently found that having healthy levels of wellbeing, and being able to perform well at work, doesn’t require you to be free of struggle. 

The truth is that feelings of struggle and stress are not signs that you are unwell or “broken.”  They are signs that something important to you is happening that needs your attention.  Provided you have the wellbeing knowledge, tools, and support to respond to these signs, struggles don’t have to undermine your wellbeing or performance.  In fact, they can even enhance your learning and growth.

With this new data replicated across thousands of people around the world, we’ve been working hard over the past few months to update our popular, free PERMAH Wellbeing Survey with even more reliable questions and actionable insight-packed reports, so you can see how you’re really doing when it comes to caring for your wellbeing at work.

And today, we’re very excited to announce that it’s ready for you to step onto the wellbeing scales and see how you’re doing.  Just click below to begin.

TAKE THE FREE PERMAH WELLBEING SURVEY

In less than five minutes, you’ll be able to safely and confidentially:

• Reliably measure your wellbeing using Professor Martin Seligman’s PERMAH wellbeing framework
• Immediately see your results – including your levels of thriving and struggle and the impact this is having for your wellbeing and performance;
• Set personal wellbeing goals that you want to and are able to stick with; 
• Create tiny daily wellbeing changes by choosing from 200+ evidence-based wellbeing activities
• Download your tailored wellbeing plan packed with tips and questions to help guide your wellbeing journey.

And if you complete the PERMAH Wellbeing Survey by midnight on Sunday the 29th of March EST, you’ll go into the draw to win a free 20-minute debrief on your results with one of our wellbeing coaches. 

But hurry!  This is a special, one-time offer to celebrate the launch of the new and improved Survey and reports.

START THE FREE PERMAH WELLBEING SURVEY NOW

After all, as Maya Angelou wisely said, “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”

Warmest wishes,
Michelle and The Wellbeing Lab team

P.S. If you’ve taken the PERMAH Wellbeing Survey in the past, now is still a great time to step on the scales and see how you’re doing.  Use your same login, and you’ll be able to compare your results.  Just click here now to get started.

Hey Amelia,

Are you a principal, school leader, or educator with a wellbeing focus who is doing everything you can to take care of your staff and students, while only just keeping yourself afloat?

Do you dream of getting the help from wellbeing experts – with years of experience in implementing positive education – who could support and coach you through the end of 2020, and set you and your school up for wellbeing success in 2021, even in the ongoing midst of COVID-19 uncertainty?

Here’s the good news – there is an affordable and easy way to get the knowledge, resources, inspiration, motivation, and support you need.

It’s called The Education Lab Mini-Masterclass.

Kicking off in early October, and run by education wellbeing experts Alli Williamson and Jessica Taylor, the Mini-Masterclass is a gathering of people – just like you – who are using wellbeing and positive education approaches to make a difference for their school communities, and who are open to talking honestly about the mess and magic of positive education.

Designed as a nine-week, small-group masterclass, you’ll get all the support you need from your dedicated Education Lab Coaches to help you take the next steps to shape, deliver, and support your school’s wellbeing initiative while also benefiting from the social support of others on a similar journey.

What does The Education Lab Mini-Masterclass include?

• A kick-off one-on-one session to identify your areas of focus and create your nine-week action plan.
• Three weekly small-group learning masterclass calls, to learn how the wisdom of systems can help your school’s wellbeing plan, to check-in and report your progress, and to talk about any hurdles or roadblocks you’re facing, with time to co-create solutions.
• An accountability buddy during the program.
• Shared resources, tools, and best-practice wellbeing and positive education implementation tips, as discussed in the group calls.
• Access to a supportive community of like-minded wellbeing and positive education practitioners who are walking the same path.
• A wrap-up one-on-one session to ensure ongoing momentum to move your action plan forwards.

Can you afford to let this opportunity pass you by?

Just click here to learn more, or secure your place now – but hurry, as places are strictly limited.

And if all of this isn’t enough – as an added bonus, if you grab your spot within the next seven days, you’ll receive a bonus one-on-one coaching session that can be used any time until the 12th of January 2021. That’s $297 worth of value, for free!

Got questions? Just email alli@educationlab.com, and we’ll be happy to help.

After all, as Muhammad Ali wisely said, “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men and women, who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given, than to explore the power they have to change it.”

Warmest wishes,

Michelle, Alli, Jess, and
The Education Lab Team

P.S. If you need approval from your line manager or board, then we’ve got just the right thing to help you. Download The Education Lab Mini-Masterclass business case by clicking here.

Hey Amelia,

It is our heartfelt hope that you’re hanging in there – maybe even thriving a little – as you navigate the ongoing changes our world and workplaces face.

As promised, we’ve been out in the market gathering more data on how all these changes are impacting worker’s levels of wellbeing and performance, and most importantly, gaining insights as to how we can all help support them.

The free report will be released on Friday 29th May, but if you’d like a sneak peek at the data and a behind the scenes conversation with the researchers, we have a special invitation for you to join us for our new Practitioner Lab Insights Series.

Here’s what’s happening.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom on:

• California (PST) – Thursday 28th May from 2 pm – 3.30 pm
• New York (EST) – Thursday 28th May from 5 pm – 6.30 pm
• London – Thursday 28th May from 10 pm – 11.30 pm
• Melbourne – Friday 29th May from 7 am – 8.30 am
• Auckland – Friday 29th May from 9 am – 10.30 am

Click here to check in other timezones.

We’ll be kicking off with a little social interaction so you can talk to other wellbeing researchers and practitioners from around the world and see how everyone is doing.  We’ll also show you how Zoom makes running virtual meetings like this one easy to do.

Then we’ll be diving into the research findings together:

• The Wellbeing Confidence Crisis: Why Workers Need Wellbeing Skills, Not Just PPE & Benefits  
  Dr. Michelle McQuaid will be interviewing Dr. Peggy Kern and will take us behind the headlines of the latest American wellbeing survey data (gathered at the start of May 2020), and what these insights suggest for leaders and HR teams who want to improve wellbeing and resilience in their workplace.
• Leaders Are The Secret Weapon: Why All It Takes Is A Regular Dose Of Care, Compassion & Appreciation
  Associate Professor Mandy O’Neill takes a deeper dive into what the survey data suggests for leaders, and the opportunities they have to show more care, compassion, and appreciation to boost their worker's wellbeing and performance. 
• Why Many Workers Are Reluctant To Return: How Workplaces Can Make Getting Back To Work More Successful
  Louis Alloro will share what we learned about workers who have started working at home due to coronavirus and the simple steps workplaces can take to help these people thrive as they navigate the ongoing uncertainty of where they are located.  

And of course, you’ll also have the opportunity to ask these speakers for their guidance on ways to improve wellbeing in any workplace.

Even though this event is happening online, we are limiting the number of places to maximize the learning experience for all participants.  At just $49AUD per person, this event will sell out (please note your small fee helps us fund further research which we make freely available to everybody).

Click here to grab your seat now.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this event.

Hope to see you there.

Michelle & Team

P.S.  In the meantime, if you just want to feel a little more connected, come and join us in the Positive Psychology Playground as we work to care for each other.

Hey Amelia,

How are you doing?  

If, like us, you’re feeling afraid and overwhelmed at the moment, just know that you are in good company and that these are very healthy responses to what is unfolding in our world.

While unplugging and heading for the wilderness or your bed for a while may seem tempting, please be in no doubt that right now, the world needs your interest and ability to figure out how we care for each other’s wellbeing, more than ever.

You are not alone in this.  

We are right here with you looking for ways we can all step forward together to try and figure this out.

To that end, we were in the fortunate position of working with Dr. Peggy Kern from the University of Melbourne to gather wellbeing data from 1,000 Australians representatives of the working population in December 2019, which we were due to release on the 1st of April.  

Given all that is happening in the world this week, we have gone back with updated questions from Peggy, to assess the impact coronavirus changes and economic fears are having on workers’ wellbeing and how workplaces can be supporting them.

And we would love to share these findings with you.

We had a live event planned in Melbourne to launch the findings, but we will now be delivering this online in an effort to care for everyone’s wellbeing.  The good news is, whether you want to join us live – or you’d rather watch the recording at a time that suits you – you can now do so from anywhere in the world.

Here’s what’s happening.

For those of you that wish to join us live, we’ll be gathering online via Zoom on Wednesday the 1st of April from 5.15pm to 7.00pm Melbourne, Australia time.

We’ll be kicking off with a little social interaction so you can talk to other wellbeing researchers and practitioners from around the world and see how everyone is doing.  We’ll also show you how Zoom makes running virtual meetings like this one easy to do.

Then we’ll be diving into the research findings together:

• “Why Australian Workers Are Struggling When It Comes To Their Wellbeing” Dr. Michelle McQuaid will take us behind the headlines of the latest Australian wellbeing survey data, pre- and post-coronavirus, and what these insights suggest for leaders and HR teams who want to improve wellbeing and resilience in their workplace.
• “Why Leaders Are The Untapped Leverage Point For Improving Wellbeing” Dr. Paige Williams takes a deeper dive into what the survey data suggests for leaders, and the opportunities they have to become more anti-fragile, given all the uncertainty and changes they are facing, by leveraging wellbeing for themselves, their teams, and their organizations.
• “How HR Teams Can Lead The Way On Improving Wellbeing” Psychologist Danielle Jacobs will sit down with AHRI’s new CEO Sarah McCann-Bartlett to explore how HR teams can assess their current workplace wellbeing strategy, and discuss the simple steps they can take to begin immediately improving worker wellbeing.

     
And of course, you’ll also have the opportunity to ask these speakers for their guidance on ways to improve wellbeing in any workplace.
          
Even though this event is happening online, we are limiting the number of places to maximize the learning experience for all participants.  At just $49 per person, this event will sell out.  
     
Click here to grab your seat now.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about this event.
     
Hope to see you there.

Warmest wishes
Michelle

P.S.  In the meantime, if you just want to feel a little more connected, come and join us in the Positive Psychology Playground as we work to care for each other.

Hey Amelia,

We hope you’ve found some joyful ways to care for your wellbeing over the weekend.  

I have to confess, however, that with so much uncertainty swirling around the world at the moment, I find it easy to rationalize a Netflix binge with plenty of sweet foods for company as “caring for my wellbeing.”  But the mental restlessness, and the sugar hangover that follows, tells me that it’s probably not.

The truth is that just like you, I’m in good company when it comes to struggling to care for my wellbeing.  Yes, even with all the wellbeing research and tools we have at our fingertips!  

This is because caring for our wellbeing is not a one-time decision that we make, but rather one hundred small decisions that we have to make over and over again, each day, as the world around us continues to change.  And inevitably, we are going to get some of these wrong.

So, how can we avoid making exhausting mistakes when it comes to caring for our wellbeing?

TAKE THE FREE PERMAH WELLBEING SURVEY

When we recently updated our popular, free PERMAH Wellbeing Survey, we spent weeks crafting actionable, insight-packed reports to make it easier for you to care for your wellbeing.  

Not only will your free report immediately provide you with a reliable and confidential measure of your wellbeing, you’ll be guided step-by-step to:

• Assess what’s working well, where you’re struggling, and what you’re learning about caring for your wellbeing, to help you become more intelligent about the wellbeing choices that work best for you
• Adjust your wellbeing goals by reaching for self-compassion instead of self-criticism and, like a wise and kind coach, start holding yourself accountable to apply what you’ve learned, or to seek help where you need it
• Act and take the next step in caring for your wellbeing with nudges, tiny habits, or a wellbeing coach to help experiment with more than 200 small, evidence-based wellbeing activities that can be fit into even the busiest of days

Are you ready to become a more intelligent and active steward of your wellbeing?

START THE FREE PERMAH WELLBEING SURVEY NOW

But hurry!  If you complete the PERMAH Wellbeing Survey by midnight on Sunday the 29th of March EST, you’ll go into the draw to win a free 20-minute debrief on your results with one of our wellbeing coaches. 

After all, as Albus Dumbledore wisely said, “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light.” 

Warmest wishes,
Michelle and The Wellbeing Lab team

P.S. If you’d like to measure wellbeing across your workplace, we’d be happy to show you how the PERMAH Wellbeing Survey has helped organizations do this annually for less than $1,000.  Just click here to talk with one of our team.

Hey Amelia,

How many people can safely ride in an elevator?  Will you need a plexiglass barrier around your desk?  Will there be a limit to the number of people allowed to gather for a meeting at one time?  How will you read your colleague’s face when most of it is hidden behind a mask?  

What might the new “normal” of work look like over the coming months, given physical distancing guidelines will have to remain in place until a COVID-19 vaccine is discovered, or the virus is eradicated?   

If you’d like to help workplaces start to figure this out, then join Dr. David Cooperrider, Mo McKenna, and The Change Lab Team (Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Louis Alloro, and Michelle Etheve) for a FREE 90-minute virtual Appreciative Inquiry Workshop.

To be clear, this will not be a talkfest. Here’s what you’ll get in return for your time participating in this event:

• You’ll hear Dr. David Cooperrider’s thoughts on why this moment of disruption offers a unique opportunity for connection and co-creation to build better workplaces of the future.
• You’ll get to meet wonderful practitioners from all over the world as we come together to discover, dream, design, and deliver ways to help workplaces evolve.
• You’ll come away with a treasure chest of new tools to help others, and that you can share with others.
• You’re welcome to take our AI Workshop participant guide and steal-it-with-pride for your own online events.
• You’ll get to see how we use Zoom (a video conference platform) to run virtual AI Summits and Workshops all over the world.

We would be so grateful if you would join us − all you need is an internet connection and web browser.  But places are limited, and you need to be able to join us live, so make sure you grab your seat below.

It’s all happening on Zoom on:

Thursday, the 14th of May
10 pm - 11.30 pm London (GMT+1)
5 pm - 6.30 pm New York (EDT)
2 pm - 3.30 pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Friday, the 15th of May
7 am - 8.30 am Melbourne (AEST)

Click here to check in your timezone.

(Please note: An AI Workshop only works as a live event due to the use of breakout rooms, so we will not be sending out recordings of this event.  You need to be with us live if you want to participate.)

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us.  And if you would like to invite your friends or colleagues to also attend, please share this link thechangelabs.com/aisummit with them.

After all, as Alfred North Whitehead wisely said, “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.”

If you have any questions, please just hit reply.

Warmest wishes
Michelle, Louis, Michelle, 
and The Change Lab Team

P.S.  This week, our little business is also turning eight years old!  To thank you for all of your support, we’re offering 20% off all our positive change products along with everything else in our store.  Just stock up on what you need and enter the code MMCQTHANKS before midnight on Wednesday, 13th of May. Thank you for all of your support.  We are so grateful to be creating positive change together.

www.MichelleMcQuaid.com

Hey there,

Is 2020 over yet?

Just when we feel like we’ve navigated as much uncertainty as anyone can take, it seems there are new challenges awaiting us.

To be honest, in the midst of the ongoing disruption over the last month, there have been times when we’ve been ready to hang up our wellbeing and positive change hopes and just go to bed until this has all passed.

But, just like you, we feel the need to keep finding better ways to support ourselves and others through the chaos that is unfolding.

If, like us, you’re longing for more opportunities to be part of a community of people who are learning together, supporting each other, and helping people to make positive changes that support their wellbeing, then we’d love to have you join our Certificate In Creating Positive Change.

Just imagine the positive impact you could have if you could:

• Win over your stakeholders and cynics without ever needing to defend your wellbeing or positive change plans.
• Confidently navigate uncertainty and change, and teach others to do the same.
• Have the latest evidence-based insights and tools from neuroscience, positive psychology, organizational development, and systems design at your fingertips to help people thrive, through even the most challenging times.
• Design and deliver Appreciative Inquiry coaching, workshops, and summit experiences to enable people, workplaces, communities, and schools to care for their wellbeing.
• Transform organizational cultures into the healthy and vibrant places you visualize them being.
• Be supported by a global network of wellbeing and positive change agents who are willing to help, answer your questions, provide inspiration, and offer encouragement.

Want to know how?

Click here to learn how the Certificate In Creating Positive Change works.

But hurry! Places are limited, so we can provide you with the best support. And if you grab your spot before midnight on Friday the 14th of August, you can save $500.

Got questions? Just hit reply and ask. We’ll be happy to answer them, or we can jump on the phone for a conversation to make sure the Certificate is right for you.

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us.

After all, as Eckhart Tolle wisely said, “What a caterpillar calls the end of the world, we call a butterfly.”

Warmest wishes
Michelle, Louis, & Michelle E
(The Change Lab co-founders)

P.S. Not sure if you have the energy to take on this kind of learning opportunity right now? Then check out the experiences of past participants – even in the midst of COVID – and why they felt replenished and supported by this unique experience. Just click here to learn more.

Hey Amelia,

We hope you are staying safe and well during this unprecedented time. If like us, you've been wondering what you can do to help people right now, then we're putting our hands up to ask for your help. 

Given the most consistent finding in the research to support our wellbeing at work is that “other people matter,” it has been staggering to hear well-intentioned health experts around the world suggest we should be “socially distancing” ourselves from each other.

Of course, what they actually mean, is that we need to be “physically distancing” right now in order to care for each other’s wellbeing.   However, given words create worlds, this has been a most unfortunate choice of language at a time when most people are already feeling vulnerable and confused.

Gladly, in the last few days, the World Health Organization has now recognized this error, but we believe it will take a concentrated effort from every available voice to change this conversation and offer people small, virtual ways they can stay socially connected during these unusual times.

And we need your help to make this happen.

Join Professor Jane Dutton, Mo McKenna and The Change Lab Team (Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Louis Alloro and Michelle Etheve) for a FREE 90-minute virtual Appreciative Inquiry Workshop to help us figure out how we can do this together.

To be clear, this will not be a talkfest. Here’s what you’ll get in return for your time participating in this event:

• You’ll hear Professor Dutton’s thoughts on how we can support people during this challenging time to maintain high quality connections and practice compassion.
• You’ll get to meet wonderful practitioners from all over the world as we come together to discover, dream, design, and deliver ways to help people be physically distanced and socially connected.  
• You’ll come away with a treasure chest of new tools to help others and that you can share with others.
• You’re welcome to take our AI Workshop participant guide and steal-it-with-pride for your own online events.
• You’ll get to see how we use Zoom (a video conference platform) to run virtual AI Summits and Workshops all over the world.

We would be so grateful if you would join us − all you need is an internet connection and web browser − but places are limited and you need to be able to join us live – so make sure you grab your seat below.

It’s all happening on Zoom on:

Wednesday 8th April 
7pm – 8.30pm New York (EDT)
4pm – 5.30pm Los Angeles (PDT)

Thursday 9th April
9.00am – 10.30am Melbourne (AEST)
11.00am – 12.30pm Auckland (NZST)
Click here to check in your timezone

(Please note: An AI Workshop only works as a live event due to the use of breakout rooms, so we will not be sending out recordings of this event. You need to be with us live if you want to participate.)

It’s our heartfelt hope that you can join us.

After all, as Amy Poehler wisely says, “The only way we can get by in this world is through the help we receive from others. No one can do it alone, no matter how great the machines are." 

If you have any questions, please just hit reply.

Warmest wishes
Michelle & The Change Lab Team

P.S. If you’d like to invite your friends or colleagues to also attend, please share this link thechangelabs.com/aisummit with them.