Savvas Trichas

As the African proverb says, “If you want to go fast go alone, but if you want to go far go together”. What does Harvard have to tell us about 25,000 working adults in 25 countries? That resilience, agility, and wellbeing can transform a group of random individuals into a dream team. In this highly interactive keynote, Savvas reveals the secrets behind growing powerful teams.

Resilience, Agility and Wellbeing are all muscles: Let’s work out!

The cocoon approach: As with butterflies, adversity is necessary to bring the best out of people. Making room for your team to fail safely: Failure is not the opposite of success but an internal part of it. Agility as the insurance for the unknown. Emotional regulation: The dangers of permanent decisions based on temporary emotions. Communication and other coping skills: Words have power but what you don’t say matters as much. The five pillars of holistic employee well-being: Good health leads to healthy business. Embrace technology: Catch up or pay up. Investing on relationships and trust: Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair. Developing psychological safety: Rituals for organizations. The trampoline vs mountain theory: How to move forward when you feel like bouncing back. Surviving in the wild activity: Triggering the fundamental principles of resilience. The navy seals on building resilience: Combining mental toughness with a collective sense of purpose. “When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.” – Seneca – The hidden power of acting on the spot: Teams' familiarity can make or break a team in distress. The importance of sharing a common mental model: Collaborating wordlessly. The case of “Miracle of the Hudson” emergency landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.