ENERGY FOR TEAMS
“Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential”
– Sheryl Sandberg
Key SWA Insights / Approach
Recognise that many people have lost the reference points that have defined their self-esteem
A fresh understanding of self-worth unleashes new energy and transforms how people behave (for example, in meetings)
While self-esteem often leaves people chasing validation, self-worth empowers them with the courage to focus on value
Your value depends primarily on usefulness – not evaluations, experience, skills or technology. Not even nice comments about you!
SERVICES FOR TEAMS
A deep sense of self-worth changes how people engage with each other. They bounce back from setbacks and are free to focus on being interested rather than trying to be interesting. Self-worth is a key that unlocks creativity, resilience and better team relationships.


SKILLS TO ENERGISE TEAMS
1. Understanding how you get your energy: six possible sources
2. The significance of self-worth in terms of your energy and focus
3. Time-management understood as Energy + Focus: building healthy routines for career-development, self-care vs. being overwhelmed by the job
4. Introducing yourself with impact, making a strong first impression
5. Impactful communication in presentations, emails and day-to-day meetings
6. Building trust in virtual meetings
7. Preparing for reviews by collecting clear evidence of value, not just subjective / arbitrary adjectives or judgements
6. Dealing with difficult people, strengthening self-worth
7. Networking skills, for a post-pandemic world
8. Communicating the value of what you do (vs. your methodology, qualifications or experience)
9. Managing stress and anxiety
10. Being an effective mentor / leader: a model among peers
To explore your current needs, or to arrange a session tailored for your team, you are welcome to book an exploratory call with John Niland
ABOUT JOHN NILAND


John Niland is a professional speaker, as well as being a coach, author and guest lecturer at universities and professional associations. He works with professionals to be seen and valued in their work, by building a powerful professional identity rooted in self-worth.
Some of his key insights include:
- Energising and re-inventing who we are at work—not just what we do
- Fuelling professional life on self-worth rather than self-esteem
- Leading self and others by developing their professional identity
- Making professional life sustainable and enjoyable, enabling us to work to 75 and beyond
- Raising the value of our work, as the basis of more opportunity and reward
In 2018, he established The Self-Worth Academy, a global network of professionals passionate about promoting self-worth (and self-awareness) as a foundation for life and work.
John is the author of “The Self-Worth Safari”. Previous books include “Hidden Value”, “Opportunity Conversations” and “The Courage to Ask” (co-authored with Kate Daly). He was a co-founder of the European Forum of Independent Professionals and previous CEO of Education for the Children, which works with families in Guatemala to break the cycle of poverty.