Leadership, “Reputation Matters” Forbes, August 31, 2015
How do we become more resilient leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, parents, people? Here’s a quick checklist, informed by new brain research:
- Practice overcoming hurdles in everyday life
- Have a purpose
- Accept reality with a positive attitude
- Learn how to improvise
- Meditate (mindfulness training)
- Exercise
- Develop an abiding sense of humor
- Build strong support networks
- Look for role models
- Keep your mind flexible
- Face your fears
- Reframe
- Nurture a strong sense of self
- Know when to be kind to yourself
- Be compassionate
Resilience is a concept that exists in almost every culture around the world: the ability to bounce back from adversity, from whatever setbacks life deals you, in order to come back and conquer another day.
Resilience has been the Holy Grail for those individuals or organizations that have gone through crisis and adversity and want, literally, to “get their lives back.”
But while it has always been known that some people, and some organizations, recover better than others, new brain and behavioral research is now shedding some light on why. Even better, it is showing that we can cultivate resilience in ourselves before we even need it. […read more]
