Building Resiliency How to Thrive in Times of Change Center for Creative Leadership

“ More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person’s level of resilience will determine who succeeds and who fails. That’s true in the cancer ward, it’s true in the Olympics, and it’s true in the boardroom.” How Resilience Works Harvard Business Review May, 2002 RESILENCY

Definition : Resilience means we can be challenged and not break down. It is the ability to bounce back, learn, and even thrive in the face of adversity .

Because change is so pervasive . Organizations change mission, strategy or focus. Staff turnover and budget struggles all create change in their wake ! Why is Resiliency Important ?

Can You Become Resilient??

Nine Areas of Resilience Acceptance of Change How can I succeed when the rules have changed?? This is the way I have always done it!! Pay attention to the people and the work around you. Seek out new challenges that stretch your skill or minimize your weaknesses Pay attention to your mental well-being. Take discomfort as a signal to explore your feelings and thoughts. Examine change on its own terms – what can you control

Acceptance of Change

How can I succeed when the rules have changed??

This is the way I have always done it!!

Pay attention to the people and the work around you. Seek out new challenges that stretch your skill or minimize your weaknesses

Pay attention to your mental well-being. Take discomfort as a signal to explore your feelings and thoughts.

Examine change on its own terms – what can you control

2. Continuous Learning At the end of each day write down one thing you learned or one thing you knew already but had confirmed Review a professional disappointment that occurred recently (past 6 months). What is your perspective now. Look back on a professional success that occurred in your career. What do you know now that you didn’t know then?

At the end of each day write down one thing you learned or one thing you knew already but had confirmed

Review a professional disappointment that occurred recently (past 6 months). What is your perspective now.

Look back on a professional success that occurred in your career. What do you know now that you didn’t know then?

The Learning Curve Time Performance Learning

Think about a struggle you’ve successfully dealt with…

3. Self Empowerment What are your strengths? Develop new strengths Create your own board of directors or advisors.

3. Self Empowerment

What are your strengths?

Develop new strengths

Create your own board of directors or advisors.

4. Sense of Purpose Why? Why do you do the work that you do? What gives it meaning? Flow

4. Sense of Purpose

Why?

Why do you do the work that you

do?

What gives it meaning?

Flow

Is there a difference between who you are And what you do?

5. Personal Identity Your job is just one facet of your identity Sense of personal identity creates links between: feelings, beliefs, values and actions! "The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another." Develop a personal metaphor for your goals I’m forever hitting a brick wall I’m the captain of my fate

5. Personal Identity

Your job is just one facet of your identity

Sense of personal identity creates links between: feelings, beliefs, values and actions!

"The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another."

Develop a personal metaphor for your goals

I’m forever hitting a brick wall

I’m the captain of my fate

Personal and Professional Networks “ Developing a good-sized network is truly a transferable skill” Personal as well as professional relationships create a strong base of support.

Personal and Professional Networks

“ Developing a good-sized network

is truly a transferable skill”

Personal as well as professional relationships create a

strong base of support.

Reflection Establish Routines that build in reflection Rearrange priorities to make time for reflection Use your performance appraisal as time for reflection Keep a journal

Reflection

Establish Routines that build in reflection

Rearrange priorities to make time for reflection

Use your performance appraisal as time for reflection

Keep a journal

Skill Shifting Don’t be afraid to change your definition Where else would your skills be appreciated?

Skill Shifting

Don’t be afraid to change your definition

Where else would your skills be appreciated?

Relationship to Money Nowhere is it more evident how you relate to the outside world than your attitude toward money!

Relationship to Money

Nowhere is it more evident how you relate to the outside world than your attitude toward money!

The Valley of Chaos Time Performance Learning

Surviving a challenge

Continuous learning Realistic optimism Sense of purpose and meaning Ritualized Ingenuity Social Network Fostering Individual Resilience

Continuous learning

Realistic optimism

Sense of purpose and meaning

Ritualized Ingenuity

Social Network

Establish a learning culture Create a compelling vision or “sticky” message Create opportunities to innovate Networks that extend across boundaries http://kimandjason.com/blog/ Cuteoverload.com Fostering Organizational Resilience

Establish a learning culture

Create a compelling vision or “sticky” message

Create opportunities to innovate

Networks that extend across boundaries

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