In my last blog, I posed a few questions around how we as individuals define resilience, and what it means to us to be resilient. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nathan Beene, the COO of the Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation and a fellow...
If you’ve been around for a while, you might remember my previous blogs and videos highlighting Kelly Plawinski’s expertise. As the COO and EOS Integrator of Adamy Valuation, Kelly has a wide variety of leadership experience and has faced her fair share of challenges...
I am not an infectious disease specialist or an economist, but I am confident in predicting that our current challenges will require us to have resilience. The thing I have learned about resilience is you either have it or you have to build it. The only reason I don’t...
Resilience and leadership is a big topic. It is an important topic. Here is a formula that captures the essence of resilience.
Resiliency is a relevant topic for this business environment. It is even more relevant for our soldiers. Here is a quick summary of what the HBR article it was from says and how we might use the information today. Notice the awareness of self piece. It is always there . . . .
Developing resilience is partly about processing the pain or discomfort you are feeling. Here are four ways to do that.
Silence is not equal to doing nothing. Silence in resilience is about cleaning the lists off the mental whiteboard and only putting one or two things on it for a short time so they get attention. The Birkman Method is a great way to review how we need or should use silence.
Resilience is not about appearing to be super-human. It is about developing the skills/habits that allow us to recover quickly. Leaders need to have it, but also be willing to admit to others that they do get shaken. Transparency allows us to be human and helps others see that it is normal to be rattled by surprises.
Resilience is a timely discussion given the current economic realities. The key is not to make it an initiative, but make it a habit. Here are some key steps that help make that a reality
Resilience is shaping up to be one of the top topics of 2011. Stress is not going away quickly in a slow recovery, so people have to get better at managing that stress when it occurs. This is a discussion to better understand what resilience is and what can be done to build it.
You find yourself at the end of a busy day learning from experts on a topic that interests you. You’ve met some new peers and had plenty of conversations that leave you feeling uplifted and not so alone. As your inspiration burns like a fire inside of you, you see a...
Clarity breaks are a critical part of leadership in EOS, and any leader will benefit from this habit. Here are some tips for getting started or restarted.