Hard-won Wisdom and Ways Podcast

Episode 1: Resilient Leadership for Everyone

Hosted by: Catherine Flavin
Featuring: Dr. Maria Sirois and Dr. Rob Fazio

Effective leaders demonstrate resilience.

How we influence others is largely impacted by our level of resilience. Resilient leaders set the tone for successful teams and organizations during challenging times. Even if we are in the midst of a challenging time, it’s important to focus on building resiliency (and continuing to develop it during non-challenging times).

As leaders, our people need us to be resilient, continuously strengthen our resilience, and help them build resiliency. To be an effective and resilient leader, practice three behaviors:

Learning from others – It is impossible to know or have experienced everything. Effective leaders recognize what they don’t know and are willing to learn from others. Resilient and effective leaders are able to apply those learnings even in challenging moments.
Slowing down – Effective leaders recognize where people are in this journey. They also recognize the importance and impact of traveling on this journey together. Take a moment and assess where your people are, flex your style to meet them where they are, and allow them to catch-up. Then, you can travel together. (Coping isn’t enough. Focus on how you, as a manager, can help others build resiliency.)
Being deliberate – Effective leaders are deliberate in what they say and do. Be in the moment and be strong. Be authentic in your messages and behaviors.