1. Leadership Resiliency
Adapt to Thrive

2. – Charles Darwin (Naturalist 1809-1882)
“It’s not the fittest, it’s not the strongest, it’s the one most adaptable to change who will survive.”
– Charles Darwin (Naturalist )

5. organizations report experiencing disruptive change within the year
7 out of 10
organizations report experiencing disruptive change within the year
Stability
is a
myth
Continuous change
is the new normal

6. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu

7. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. ― Helen Keller, The Open Door
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.”

8. Resilience
“the capacity to remain well, recover, or even thrive in face of adversity”
“to bounce back in the face of loss”
Resilient leaders, do more than bounce back—they bounce forward.
Hardy, Concato & Gill, 2004

9. Volatile Uncertain Complex Ambiguous

10. A Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous World
Anticipate and react to the nature and speed of change.
Act decisively without always having clear direction and certainty.
Navigate through complexity, chaos, and confusion.
Maintain effectiveness despite constant surprises and a lack of predictability

11. Risks
Resilience Risk 1: Top leaders stop learning. Resilience Risk 2: People blame everything on the budget. Resilience Risk 3: Leaders ignore critical indicators. Resilience Risk 4: Too many initiatives drain people. Resilience Risk 5: Success goes uncelebrated.

12. Practices
Practice 1: Engage in personal renewal. Practice 2: Watch your mouth. Practice 3: Stay optimistic. Practice 4: Quickly respond to feedback. Practice 5: Cultivate networks before challenges hit. Practice 6: See patterns—and use insights for change.

13. Vision Understanding Clarity Agility
volatility can be countered with vision uncertainty can be countered with understanding complexity can be countered with clarity ambiguity can be countered with agility

14. Questions to Bring Out Resilience
To Bring Out Someone's Vision
To Help Someone Learn through Understanding
To Encourage Action in the Face of Loss with Clarity
To Embrace Movement and Agility

16. Beware of ANTs Catastrophizing Black and White Personalizing
Mind Reading
Overgeneralizing
Filtering
Which ANTs do you engage with most?
Think of a specific recent example.

17. Controlling ANTs Are my thoughts? Can I look at this …
Realistic?
In perspective?
Taking into account all the facts?
Helpful?
Can I look at this …
From a different angle?
In another way?
What can I do about the situation?
Solve?
Accept?

18. POWERFUL MINDSET POWERLESS MINDSET Live Above the Line!
8. Adapt & Make It Happen
7. Take Responsibility
6. Accept & Optimize Reality
5. Acknowledge Reality
4. Wait & Hope
3. Blame Others
2. Make Excuses – “I can’t”
1. Remain Unaware / Unconscious
Live Above the Line!
POWERLESS MINDSET

19. "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
George Washington