Work hasn't gotten harder. Life has.

Build the resilience
to handle life.

Life resilience that fuels workplace performance.

Give your people the tools to handle life, and it stops showing up at work as lost days and quiet burnout. That's what the SPEAR Blueprint builds.

Chris Smith, Kid Resilient, in a Kid Resilient hoodie
9.5
average sick days per UK employee, each year
£20bn
annual cost of absenteeism to the UK economy
30 yrs
L&D experience behind every session

The theory

Outside the 9-to-5, your people are managing the chaos of life.

Media overload Cost-of-living crisis War & instability Always-on pressure Relentless tech change

Life doesn't pause when work starts. Those pressures don't stay at home, they show up as lost days, dropped projects and quiet burnout.

This isn't a motivation issue. It's a resilience issue.

Most companies already have wellbeing and flexible working in place, yet absenteeism keeps rising. That's the gap Kid Resilient closes.

Why "Kid Resilient"?

The resilience you needed as a kid is the resilience work needs now.

We're all born with grit. Kids fall over, get back up and keep going. Somewhere along the way life gets heavier and we lose the knack. Kid Resilient is about getting it back, the habits and rituals that let grown-ups handle whatever life throws at them.

Because it's better to build them than break them.

The approach

Grit + Grace

Grit alone burns people out. Grace alone goes nowhere. Real resilience needs both, in equal measure.

Push through

Grit

The drive to push through when the work genuinely requires it. Showing up, doing hard things, finishing what matters.

Protect yourself

Grace

The self-compassion to protect yourself in the process, so you're still standing when the demanding stretch is over.

The methodology

The SPEAR Resilience Blueprint

A practical, in-house model that guides people to build the nuanced habits and rituals that manage the real challenges of life and work.

S

Strength

Physical, emotional & mental wellbeing.

P

Purpose

Purpose, values & boundaries.

E

Empowerment

Psychological safety & limiting beliefs.

A

Agility

Control & reaction.

R

Relationships

Sowing the seeds & pulling the weeds.

Trusted by teams that take this seriously

From big tech to housing associations.

★★★★★

"Chris nailed our brief and delivered a fantastic resilience session for our People Team. Infectious energy, brought to life through real lived experience."

Donna Warr, Assoc CIPDOrganisational Capability & Talent Lead
★★★★★

"More energy than most trainers have in their whole body. Insightful, actionable, and the opposite of death by PowerPoint. A master trainer."

Douglas McMillanSales & Capability Manager
★★★★★

"The antidote to boring corporate training. Engaging, practical, and full of takeaways on SPEAR and Grace vs Grit we could use straight away."

Dan SherwoodAccount Manager (on behalf of AEG)
★★★★★

"Chris is exceptional. If you want high impact, high energy and long-lasting development, he's the best. Delivery and engagement are first class, giving us tangible business outcomes and real personal results for individuals."

Melanie FitzpatrickGlobal Chief Purpose & People Officer, VISTRA
★★★★★

"Seamless from the proposal through to delivery. Chris tailored the session perfectly to our team's needs and the feedback on the SPEAR workshop was excellent. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."

Denyse MartinSenior HR Manager & EDI Partner, Wieden + Kennedy
★★★★★

"High energy, real, and he gets people to open up without forcing it. Weeks on, the team have actually put changes in place: real habits and genuine shifts in how they handle pressure. He transforms a team rather than just talking at one."

Liam KingswellManaging Director, Alchemy Creative
Chris Smith, Kid Resilient

Who is Kid Resilient?

Chris Smith. 30 years building people, not breaking them.

A Learning & Development expert with 30 years' experience, Chris has been Training Manager for Carphone Warehouse, Nokia and Microsoft. Since 2016 he's run his own company, helping teams across big tech, media and housing thrive at work.

Read Chris's story

Ways to work together

Three ways to bring SPEAR to your team.

Keynote

SPEAR Keynote

from £1,000 +VAT
  • Delivered remotely
  • Up to 30 people
  • Two-hour session
Learn more
Train the Trainer

SPEAR TTT

from £9,000 +VAT
  • Branded training toolkit
  • Lifetime access to the IP
  • One-day, up to 15 people
Learn more

Let's build your people up

Ready to turn life resilience into workplace performance?

Book a free 20-minute discovery call. We'll talk through your team's pressures and whether SPEAR is the right fit.

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