How resilient of a leader do you believe you are?
Our reader poll today asks: How resilient of a leader do you believe you are?
- Extremely resilient: I can handle any challenge and bounce back easily. 10%
- Very resilient: I can handle a lot and bounce back reasonably well. 74%
- Somewhat resilient: I can handle most challenges but sometimes struggle to bounce back. 12%
- Not very resilient: I struggle with challenges and bounce back slowly. 1%
- Not at all resilient: I feel like I’m at a breaking point all the time. 3%
Bouncing back quickly. The vast majority of respondents feel pretty good about their ability to bounce back from adversity. Just be careful during extended periods of uncertainty and adversity. Each setback is harder and harder to bounce back from. If you’re not pacing yourself and taking care of yourself day to day, you’ll find your resilience eroding. Wrap your mind around being in something for the long haul. Adopt small daily behaviors to keep your mind, body, and spirit fit. Things like meditation, exercise, mindfulness, and calendar management all become more and more crucial the longer a crisis wears on. For those who struggle with bouncing back, definitely look into these new behaviors and adopt them immediately. You need to start building your strength and ability to bounce back. That requires daily practice and discipline to build those muscles.
Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!
– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC
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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 240,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.
To avoid resilience eroding, what more of the actions are suggested to be followed by individuals ? Apart from meditation, exercises what else can be suggested specially to those individuals serving in industries going through vast changes and uncertain times !
Great question and topic. We have a lot of resilience articles on the site. I’d suggest running a search on the blog for “resilience” to get access to all those articles. There are too many great tips to possibly list here in a single comment. I hope that helps!