Navigating adversity: Impactful strategies for resilient leadership
July 16, 2024
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Last week, we ran an essential session on leadership resilience – a key skill for every workplace leader and organization looking to build high-performing teams. Guided by experts in navigating adversity and fostering growth, we all left with fresh insights and transformative learnings, including:
🌱 Embracing resilience in leadership
We explored the critical role resilience plays in effective leadership. We debunked myths and looked at activities to be used individually and within teams when challenges arise – equipping leaders with strategies to promote stability and growth in turbulent times.
🧠 Overcoming thinking pitfalls
Clear, objective thinking can enhance decision-making and help leaders navigate challenges. So, we delved into common cognitive traps that leaders can fall into. Then we looked at techniques to recognize and overcome biases, faulty assumptions, and limiting beliefs.
🌱 Cultivating a thriver mindset
We explored the power of a thriver and growth mindset, emphasizing that challenges are opportunities to learn and develop. Leaders gained practical techniques to foster these mindsets and promote continuous improvement, for themselves and their teams.
😌 Nurturing self-compassion
Effective leadership starts with compassion for oneself. We discussed how vital self-care and self-compassion are to maintaining wellbeing and resilience. Leaders learned strategies to cultivate kindness toward themselves, enabling them to lead with empathy and authenticity.
🔄 Turning challenges into opportunities
Adversity? We reframed it as a catalyst for innovation and growth, giving our leaders the tools to navigate change and uncertainty more confidently. By cultivating a psychologically safe environment, leaders can enable their teams to embrace challenges, viewing them as stepping stones to success.
🏆 Empowering leadership in action
In addition to theory, actionable insights and practical applications were highlighted throughout the session. This ensured leaders could immediately implement strategies to create a culture of resilience and growth within their organizations.
Echoes from our participants
Thank you! Really enjoyed this and will be coming back for more.
Thank you, extremely insightful
This is an exceptionally good training. Thank you very much.
Superb. Loved it
wow thank you so much, I have learnt so much and I will be working on a few things :-)
Great training and facilitator. Thank you!
Really enjoyed today's session. You have opened up so many boxes that I need to look into. You have a beautiful voice, session was paced well and presented beautifully.
Thank you so much Katie. That was so detailed and insightful. And such great strategies to implement into with teams.
Great webinar, detailed but easy to understand. The strategies are ones that would benefit in personal and professional settings. Really enjoyed it. Thank you
Thank you! It was really interesting and informative.
What's next?
Join us for more insightful sessions in the coming months. We’ll be covering a variety of wellbeing and personal growth topics, including:
🚸 Thriving as a working parent: Practical strategies for success with Dr. Kati Adeseko (Applied positive psychologist): 15th Aug 3pm BST and 22nd Aug 12pm ET
🚀Mastering prioritization and accountability: Tools for achieving inner peace amidst chaos with Verity Bradley (Director of Business Operations) and Hilary Johnson (VP of Product): 18th Sept 9am ET/2pm BST
And more to be announced soon!