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...
From Resolutions to Results: 10 Tools for Successful Change
1. Remove temptation. There is evidence to suggest that we have a limited supply of willpower at any given time. Each time we resist temptation, we use up a little bit...
Your Resilience Anatomy
You have a set of change muscles that help you navigate challenges. Each of these is a way of thinking about or approaching adversity that helps you achieve more effective outcomes. At My Resilience Gym,...
Assess Your Resilience
Just as you can evaluate your own physical fitness, you can evaluate the strength of your change muscles.
Think about how you think and feel when something unexpected happens that presents a challenge.
Positivity: Do...