Resilience & Thriving Research Update 2026

Posted by Joel Bennett on

Disseminating Resilience Training & Understanding Stress Consciousness in the Workplace

The Resilience & Thriving Research Update 2026 shares new evidence on how resilience training spreads effectively across today’s diverse workplaces and why building stress consciousness matters for sustainable well-being and performance. Drawing on the latest research findings and real-world evidence, the update underscores the importance of train-the-trainer models and repeated facilitation for deeper skill development and meaningful outcomes.

What the Research Shows

  • Evidence-based resilience training can be successfully disseminated across varied organizational settings.

  • Stress consciousness—awareness of stress and how it works—is essential for effective stress management and long-term resilience.

  • Train-the-trainer strategies help scale impact, enabling more facilitators to deliver quality training and support growth in diverse teams.

  • Frequency matters: one-time trainings may mislead; repeated delivery and fidelity to evidence-based designs produce more reliable results.

  • Increases in stress awareness sometimes mean participants report higher stress levels initially—because they notice more—but this signals deeper understanding and readiness to change.

  • Diverse facilitators and participant backgrounds benefit significantly, contributing to broader organizational resilience gains.

Why It Matters

Blending research, practitioner insights, and lived classroom experience, the update highlights how resilience training not only teaches coping skills but also builds capacity for thriving amid everyday stressors. By cultivating stress consciousness, organizations encourage workers to understand stress as a process—not just an abstract problem—and to use that understanding as a foundation for growth, adaptability, and well-being.

Resources Included

The update features:

  • A preview video summarizing core findings.

  • A full downloadable research paper with detailed methodology and results.

  • An expanded deep-dive discussion (20-minute video) exploring stress consciousness and trainer development with stories from facilitators and practical implications.


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