One of the things I’ve enjoyed so much about Heart of Invictus is that we get a chance to see Prince Harry as a manager and team leader, getting involved with how the games are organized, how the teams are training and preparing, providing pep talks and friendship to the competitors. There’s so much positive energy buzzing all around and within Invictus and a huge part of that is Harry. Harry is actually a really good manager and I could totally see him being extremely effective in a full-time office setting, not that he would want that for himself. One of the most impressive things is how Invictus attracts big-name sponsorship too. Speaking of, for the second year in a row, BetterUp is partnering with Invictus as a sponsor, and to provide coaching services to the veterans.

BetterUp®, the human transformation company, today announced a renewed partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation to support members of the Invictus community, made up of service members from around the world who have suffered life-changing injuries or illnesses. As an Official Partner of the Invictus Games Foundation, BetterUp provides 1:1 coaching, live group programming, community support and personalized assessments that are created and designed by PhDs and behavioral scientists.

These BetterUp resources will continue to support and encourage the recovery journey of wounded, injured, and sick veterans and service personnel at no cost via the We Are Invictus online platform. In the past year, members of the Invictus Games Foundation who used BetterUp experienced increases in optimism (+35%), self-awareness (+42%), resilience (+52%), goal attainment (+58%), self-compassion (+31%) and emotional regulation (+35%).

“For almost a decade, The Invictus Games Foundation has played a pivotal role in the recovery and rehabilitation of so many wounded, injured and sick service personnel from around the world. Through this partnership with BetterUp, the Invictus community is able to unlock an unparalleled support platform to aid their journey of human transformation. It fills me with immense pride to have these two organizations be working together and to see the incredible impact of this initiative,” said Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp, and Founding Patron of the Invictus Games Foundation.

This work with the Invictus Games Foundation is part of BetterUp’s formal commitment to Pledge 1%, a global movement that encourages companies to donate 1% of their staff time, product, profit, or equity to make a positive impact on the community. BetterUp is committed to supporting veterans in the workforce and believes that former service members bring valuable skills and diverse perspectives to any organization. In addition to this renewed partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, BetterUp employs an active community of veterans, works with military spouses and allies to bring awareness and education around veterans’ issues, and supports great veteran candidates through their hiring pipeline.

[From Business Wire]

Imagine that, Harry parlaying his CIO position at BetterUp into a corporate sponsorship of Invictus for two years in a row. This will also be the first Invictus where BetterUp hosts an in-person forum/discussion for veterans and their families, where they can come together and talk about supporting each other. I see the BetterUp synergy as an extension of Invictus’s structure, honestly. When you see the most impactful mental health work within the Invictus community, it’s often the team sessions with the captain or coach or the one-on-one meetings with psychologists, therapists or coaches.

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