Success Under Pressure: Navigating Change in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape
[This blog post was written in collaboration with our partner Work2Live Well.]
Home visiting teams are constantly adapting. Whether it’s responding to the evolving needs of families, navigating systemic changes, or managing the emotional demands of the work, flexibility and resilience are essential. But staying grounded through it all isn’t easy, especially when we’re living in a period of rapid change and uncertainty.
To more confidently navigate this evolving landscape, we need to understand our emotional response to change and work on shifting our mindset from resistance to adaptability.
In a webinar — hosted by LA Best Babies Network on April 7, 2025, for all staff in our network of home visiting organizations and Welcome Baby hospitals — Teresa McKee and Melissa Sims from Work2Live Well shared valuable insights on:
- Developing strategies to navigate change with confidence in a continually shifting environment
- Using techniques to sustain morale and motivation during times of uncertainty and transition
- Understanding how stress impacts productivity, and how to identify key adjustments to enhance workflow efficiency
By practicing reframing the stories we tell ourselves, shifting our perspective to look for opportunities, and acting with intention, we can maintain control of our inner landscape, allowing us to adapt to whatever circumstances arise externally. Life is not going to stop changing, but we always have a choice in how we experience it.
The webinar recording is not available, but the Work2Live Well team plans to hold a webinar series on this topic in the future. Don’t miss the links to related resources below:
About the presenters:
Teresa McKee, CEO of Work2Live Well, is a transformation and leadership coach, certified mindfulness meditation facilitator, EFT practitioner, and writer. Combining her training and education, including a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Psychology, specializing in Leadership Coaching Psychology, with her experience of over 35 years as a business consultant, Teresa integrates behavioral science with results-oriented processes to help executives and teams achieve their goals. Teresa also facilitates workshops and webinars, conducts conference presentations, and facilitates the Dynamic Coaching Certification Program. She is also the host of A Mindful Moment podcast, produced in both English and Spanish, to help people learn how to live a more enriching life.
Melissa Sims, CPDC(c), RYT, is the Program Director of Work2Live Well, managing programs from co-creation to facilitation. She has over 13 years of experience in social media management, and has written guest pieces for various industries, including travel, real estate, and yoga. Melissa is also a Certified Yoga Teacher, and brings yoga, mindful meditation, breath work, and asana into workshops.
Resources:
- Presentation slides for this webinar
- Eisenhower Matrix – Tips for Prioritizing Your Tasks
- Eisenhower Matrix Worksheet
- Intrinsic Motivation
- Kublar-Ross Change Curve
- Uncertainty to Adaptability
- Workflow Efficiency Self-Assessment
- Navigating Change with Intention
- Contemplative Tree
- Tips and Tools for Leaders
- Tips and Tools for Team Members
- Work2Live Well Youtube Channel
- A Mindful Moment podcast (Spanish)