Building Success:
Resilience
28th of October
#womeninnovate
The purpose of today…
…To encourage fresh thinking on resilience!
“The quality of everything we do relies on the quality of the thinking we do first” 

Nancy Kline
What is resilience?
What does resilience
mean for you?
“Resilience is building capability to embrace and learn from situations that enable us to
grow and develop and become even stronger as people: for ourselves, the people around
us and the systems we are responsible for”
Our strong brain and resilience
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century
will not be those who can’t read and
write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn” 

Alvin Toffler
5 Qualities : 10 Behaviours
commitment
focus positively

act purposefully
courage
live bravely

seek growth
coherence
know self

take control
connections
invite exchange

adapt approach
compassion
stay healthy

serve others
The Resilience Multiplier Model
A ‘coat hanger’ model based on extensive academic and applied research

It is called the Resilience Multiplier because if we embrace these 5 qualities

and 10 behaviours, it is a resilience ‘booster’
Resilience Quality Compassion
Behaviours:
Stay healthy - Looks after physical and emotional well-being

Serve others - Connects and engages with society

Exercise: Wide Angled Empathy
Without becoming judgemental and opinionated think of someone who tests your resilience.

Notice your bodily (somatic) reaction.

Breathe in and out

Now stand in your open hearted stance - put your shoulders back, lift your head slightly and extend 

your ams outward - think of that person again with compassion

How does your somatic response change? 

Take a deep breath in and out

Now open your thumbs so they are pointing skyward, as if you were thumbing a lift and raise 

your arms again - Really channel your open heart and compassion

How does your reaction change again?

And keep breathing deeply

What do you notice about the before and after?
commitment
courage coherence
connections
compassion
Resilience Quality Coherence
Behaviours:
Know self - Is self-aware and able to proactively and consciously regulate emotions

Take control - Manages situations in own sphere of control and able to let go of those 

outside

Exercise: The circle of concern and influence (Stephen Covey)
Think of a challenge that you have either at the moment, or in the past, 

that is testing your resilience. 

Think about what you can influence and what’s concerning you that you 

can let go of?

commitment
courage coherence
connections
compassion
coherence
Resilience Quality Commitment
Behaviours:
Focus positively - Defaults to a positive outlook, while taking into account a realistic 

view

Act purposefully - Remains true to self and greater purpose in behaviour and action in 

all contexts

Exercise: Big Rocks




Source unknown, popularized by The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen Covey

What or who are your big rocks?

commitment
courage coherence
connections
compassion
Resilience Quality Connections
Behaviours:
Invite exchange - Reaches out to others to give and receive support

Adapt approach - Flexes and adapts mindsets as circumstances change and new 

information or understanding is gained

Exercise: Nourishing People
Who are your nourishing people?

What do they give you?

How can you cultivate these relationships?

commitment
courage coherence
connections
compassion
Resilience Quality Courage
Behaviours:
Live bravely - Looks for opportunities to do things differently/better and ready to 

take thoughtful risks

Seek growth - Consciously seeks to develop/grow self and those around them so 

that they thrive and perform in an ever-changing environment

Exercise: For me to be truly resilient….?
Who am I being?

What am I thinking?

What am I doing?

commitment
courage coherence
connections
compassion
courage
Let’s reflect…
…on our fresh thinking on resilience!
“What do you know now that you didn’t before?”
Inspirational Resources
• Dare to Lead - Brave work. Tough conversations. Whole hearts: Brené Brown

• Daring Greatly - How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead: Brené
Brown

• She Speaks - The power of women’s voices: Yvette Cooper

• Untamed - Stop pleasing, start living: Glennon Doyle

• Resilient Grieving - Finding strength and embracing life after a loss that changes everything: Lucy Hone

• Lisa Nichols on Rescuing Yourself, Overcoming Fear, and Finding Success By Serving Others 

• The Source - Open your mind, change your life: Dr Tara Swart

• Embodiment - Moving beyond mindfulness: Mark Walsh

• Your own journalling - i.e. to think about our thinking and notice what we become aware of
Any curiosities or insights?
What are you wondering?
KTN Women in Innovation
Coaches in Residence
Nic Willcocks
nic@nwcoaching.co.uk
07792 554452
www.nwcoaching.co.uk
www.mamacoaching.org
Vic Coxen
victoria@coxenconsultandcoach.com
07812 037728
www.coxenconsultandcoach.com
Mary Ely
mary@mezza.me.uk
07762185068
www.mezza.me.uk
Lorna Clarke
lorna@exploringhumanpotential.com
07715 170334
www.ExploringHumanPotential.com
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#womeninnovate

Women in Innovation | Resilience

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  • 2.
    The purpose oftoday… …To encourage fresh thinking on resilience! “The quality of everything we do relies on the quality of the thinking we do first” Nancy Kline
  • 3.
    What is resilience? Whatdoes resilience mean for you? “Resilience is building capability to embrace and learn from situations that enable us to grow and develop and become even stronger as people: for ourselves, the people around us and the systems we are responsible for”
  • 4.
    Our strong brainand resilience “The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who can’t read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn” Alvin Toffler
  • 5.
    5 Qualities :10 Behaviours commitment focus positively act purposefully courage live bravely seek growth coherence know self take control connections invite exchange adapt approach compassion stay healthy serve others The Resilience Multiplier Model A ‘coat hanger’ model based on extensive academic and applied research It is called the Resilience Multiplier because if we embrace these 5 qualities and 10 behaviours, it is a resilience ‘booster’
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    Resilience Quality Compassion Behaviours: Stayhealthy - Looks after physical and emotional well-being Serve others - Connects and engages with society Exercise: Wide Angled Empathy Without becoming judgemental and opinionated think of someone who tests your resilience. Notice your bodily (somatic) reaction. Breathe in and out Now stand in your open hearted stance - put your shoulders back, lift your head slightly and extend your ams outward - think of that person again with compassion How does your somatic response change? Take a deep breath in and out Now open your thumbs so they are pointing skyward, as if you were thumbing a lift and raise your arms again - Really channel your open heart and compassion How does your reaction change again? And keep breathing deeply What do you notice about the before and after? commitment courage coherence connections compassion
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    Resilience Quality Coherence Behaviours: Knowself - Is self-aware and able to proactively and consciously regulate emotions Take control - Manages situations in own sphere of control and able to let go of those outside Exercise: The circle of concern and influence (Stephen Covey) Think of a challenge that you have either at the moment, or in the past, that is testing your resilience. Think about what you can influence and what’s concerning you that you can let go of? commitment courage coherence connections compassion coherence
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    Resilience Quality Commitment Behaviours: Focuspositively - Defaults to a positive outlook, while taking into account a realistic view Act purposefully - Remains true to self and greater purpose in behaviour and action in all contexts Exercise: Big Rocks Source unknown, popularized by The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey What or who are your big rocks? commitment courage coherence connections compassion
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    Resilience Quality Connections Behaviours: Inviteexchange - Reaches out to others to give and receive support Adapt approach - Flexes and adapts mindsets as circumstances change and new information or understanding is gained Exercise: Nourishing People Who are your nourishing people? What do they give you? How can you cultivate these relationships? commitment courage coherence connections compassion
  • 10.
    Resilience Quality Courage Behaviours: Livebravely - Looks for opportunities to do things differently/better and ready to take thoughtful risks Seek growth - Consciously seeks to develop/grow self and those around them so that they thrive and perform in an ever-changing environment Exercise: For me to be truly resilient….? Who am I being? What am I thinking? What am I doing? commitment courage coherence connections compassion courage
  • 11.
    Let’s reflect… …on ourfresh thinking on resilience! “What do you know now that you didn’t before?”
  • 12.
    Inspirational Resources • Dareto Lead - Brave work. Tough conversations. Whole hearts: Brené Brown • Daring Greatly - How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead: Brené Brown • She Speaks - The power of women’s voices: Yvette Cooper • Untamed - Stop pleasing, start living: Glennon Doyle • Resilient Grieving - Finding strength and embracing life after a loss that changes everything: Lucy Hone • Lisa Nichols on Rescuing Yourself, Overcoming Fear, and Finding Success By Serving Others • The Source - Open your mind, change your life: Dr Tara Swart • Embodiment - Moving beyond mindfulness: Mark Walsh • Your own journalling - i.e. to think about our thinking and notice what we become aware of
  • 13.
    Any curiosities orinsights? What are you wondering?
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    KTN Women inInnovation Coaches in Residence Nic Willcocks nic@nwcoaching.co.uk 07792 554452 www.nwcoaching.co.uk www.mamacoaching.org Vic Coxen victoria@coxenconsultandcoach.com 07812 037728 www.coxenconsultandcoach.com Mary Ely mary@mezza.me.uk 07762185068 www.mezza.me.uk Lorna Clarke lorna@exploringhumanpotential.com 07715 170334 www.ExploringHumanPotential.com
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