Evaluating Energy Demands for an Initiative: A 10-Question Diagnostic for Change Leaders
Experienced leaders know that people have a finite supply of energy and that in the face of too many energy demands people begin to lose productive capability and may display unproductive behaviors related to stress...
Seven Resilience Muscles
What is resilience? Based on a great deal of research and observation of people going through change, we have identified a set of characteristics that help people use their adaptation energy more effectively. Think of...
From VUCA to CAVU: The Role of Resilience
VUCA is an acronym coined by students at the U.S. Army War College to describe the state of the world after the Cold War: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. It has become a very popular...
Designing Your Personal Emergency Drill
Six Payoffs for Resilience
Resilience has been defined as the ability to deal with high levels of challenge while maintaining and/or recovering well-being and performance. Building resilience takes time and resources.
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Change Practitioners and Personal Resilience
I've recently had the opportunity to do several workshops for the change management community on "The Resilient Change Practitioner." Here are 10 highlights:
- Change can be difficult when people see it as posing...