ADAPTIVE RESILIENCE
Testimonials
Perspectives from colleagues and participants
Selected recommendations and workshop feedback about Peter’s teaching and resilience training, gathered across different programmes and years.
The feedback below relates to the programmes and teaching described by each contributor.
Leadership development and teaching
“I have been delighted to work with Peter as he has helped participants on the UK Government Major Projects Leadership Academy to address issues of personal resilience and building psychologically safe settings for their teams to thrive. Peter is not only supremely knowledgeable and engaging, but he creates psychologically safe spaces for senior leaders to address personal matters and put in place new strategies for the future. Working with Peter is a joy and a privilege.”
Ruth Murray-Webster
LinkedIn recommendation · 19 March 2023
“I came away with some surprisingly powerful practical activities, which can be done daily to maintain a more positive and objective approach to difficult situations and problems – in short, to minimise the wear and tear of an immensely busy and often emotionally demanding job.”
Dr Jenny King, DPhil, CPsychol
Occupational psychologist and executive coach
Excerpt from feedback on a one-day Adaptive Resilience workshop
“They often talk about the positive changes they have made as a result of Peter's classes.”
Leasil Burrow
Excerpt from a LinkedIn recommendation · 20 June 2023
“His work has been exceptionally well received by the participants, through the combination of a theoretical underpinning and evidence base, practical exercises and Peter’s unique and sensitive style in engaging the group.”
Adam King
Senior Director — Head of Transformation Delivery (Public Sector), Deloitte
Excerpt from a LinkedIn recommendation · Senior leaders of children’s services in England · 14 September 2012
“Peter Gruenewald leads sessions on a wide variety of leadership development programmes for Oxford Said and Deloitte - focussing on developing the resilience skills of leaders. His sessions are universally the most popular amongst leaders and give them immediately-applicable skills that are dramatically effective.”
Keith Leslie
Leadership mentor, speaker and author; former Partner at Deloitte
LinkedIn recommendation · 6 October 2014
Workshop participant experiences
Anonymous feedback from earlier resilience training. Programme context and dates are shown where available.
“Really useful techniques and I am excited about using them both at work and at home!”
Workshop participant
Adaptive Resilience training day · Aspirant Directors of Public Health, England · July 2013
“Some great practical tips for managing personal resilience and creating psychological safety.”
MPLA participant
Cohort 36, Module 3 · Feedback received February 2024
“Great tools for both focus and well-being.”
MPLA participant
Cohort 36, Module 3 · Feedback received February 2024
“I have been amazed by how well the techniques have worked. I am pleased with myself and have confidence in my ability to improve my resilience to improve my work/home balance and relieve stress. Thank you so much”
Workshop participant
Hiram Training · Ruskin Mill · 2014
Further recommendations
“Dr. Peter Grünewald is a great coach and medical doctor. He has developed methods to improve physical and emotional fitness and to enhance resilience.”
Professor Maximilian Moser, PhD
Professor of Physiology (retired), Medical University of Graz, Austria
Excerpt from a LinkedIn recommendation · 1 April 2014
“His sessions are evidence based, intriguing and practical. He has always been well received by my corporate clients and he is extremely easy to work with as a colleague. I recommend him and his work highly.”
Professor David Pendleton, DPhil
Emeritus Professor, Henley Business School; business psychologist and author
Excerpt from a LinkedIn recommendation · 15 November 2009
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