Leader Resilience in a VUCA World

Module 1 What is Leader Resilience?

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

Session Objectives

Define and describe leader resilience

Discuss the origins of leader resilience research and implications thereof

Demonstrate how leader resilience can be developed and sustained through workplace

examples

Critique the impact of adversity on the development of leader resilience

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. Resilience Theory– Please read Chapters 1 and 2 (http://bit.ly/2jZRlj0)

2. Impact of Adversity on Leader Resilience – CEO Study **** need PDF of this file

file:///C:/Users/jennifer/Documents/GLI/SA%20modules%20resilience/ElkingtonR_Web12_4_C

EO%20Study.pdf

3. The Road to Resilience The Long Road To Resilience (http://bit.ly/2kqf2NY)

4. The root of resilience (http://bit.ly/2jbkdQY)

Resilience Video – What Does Resilience Mean? (http://bit.ly/2jnjwaF)

Discussion Questions

1. How was the notion of resilience created? What are the implications of this?

2. Why is it important that we learn about leader resilience?

3. How does resilience build our leadership capacity, especially through adversity?

4. Think of a leader whom you believe is resilient? What makes he or she so?

5. What do you think about the study on adversity and leadership? How can you use adversity to

make you more resilient?

Module 2

Why Do Leaders Need to Become More Resilient?

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

Session Objectives

List the potential outcomes associated with low leader resilience at the individual level

Describe how organizations typically build or do not build resilience in their employees

Discern how corporate resilience strategies relate to individual leader resilience strategies

Discuss how your organization could build a resilient culture

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. Outcomes of Low Resilience (http://bit.ly/2k05nBa)

2. Do organizations support and develop leader resilience? (http://unc.live/2jZU7EY)

3. The Quest for Resilience (http://bit.ly/2kflqbS)

4. How to Build a Resilient Organization (http://bit.ly/2jucXAR)

5. Video – Five Ways to Build a Resilient Organization

Discussion Questions

1. What happens to organizations when employees are not resilient?

2. How do organizations thrive when they support leader and employee resilience?

3. What stops organizations from investing in leader resilience strategies?

4. What is the cost of a low resilient organization?

5. How would you build a business case for investing in the development of a resilience strategy

for not only the market, but for employees? What metrics would you use to measure the

impact of these strategies?

Module 3

How Mindfulness, Consciousness and Reflection Enable Resilience

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

Session Objectives

Explain Mindfulness

Articulate the outcomes of mindfulness

List and describe the components of active reflection

Types and uses of reflection

Discuss how mindfulness relates to leader resilience

Apply the notion of mindfulness to leader resilience

Practice the use of active reflection

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. What is Mindfulness? (http://bit.ly/2kpf78M)

2. Outcomes of Mindfulness (http://bit.ly/2jOB523

3. Changes in Spirituality Attributed to Mindfulness - Outcomes (http://bit.ly/2jWqGDr)

4. The Effect of Mindfulness-based therapy (http://bit.ly/2jZWwQ0)

5. What is Active Reflection? Schon Article (http://bit.ly/2k03aWL)

6. Using Journal Writing to Reflect (http://bit.ly/2k0ju9J)

7. How does Mindfulness Impact Resilience? (http://bit.ly/2k0aIbM)

8. How Mindful People Learn to Increase Their Resilience (http://bit.ly/2j2mbrV)

9. Video: Can Mindfulness Increase our Resilience? (http://bit.ly/2j2hDBA

Discussion Questions

1. What is mindfulness?

2. How does one become more mindful?

3. What are the elements of active reflection?

4. When and how could you use each of the primary forms of reflection (anticipatory, in the

moment, etc…)

5. How could mindfulness increase leader resilience?

6. Think of a moment in which you fear you might become stressed or anxious. Describe this

situation? Now review again the forms of reflection? Which type of reflection could you use to

decrease your level of stress or anxiety in that situation?

7. How can you build and sustain mindfulness and reflection into your daily routine?

Module 4

Positive Psychology, Psychological Capital and Leader Resilience

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cbVT3OQMwc

Session Objectives

Define Positive Psychology

Describe the Evolution of Positive Psychology

Define Psychological Capital

Articulate the Four Main Elements of Psychological Capital

o Hope

o Optimism

o Self-efficacy

o Resilience

Argue the Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Leader Resilience

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. What is Positive Psychology? (http://bit.ly/2jnpfNH)

2. What is Psychological Capital? (http://bit.ly/2j2cutk)

a. Luthans Article (http://bit.ly/2k00zMc)

b. Outcomes of Psychological Capital (http://bit.ly/2jupDHD)

3. How Does Positive Psychology and Psychological Capital Impact Leader Resilience?

a. Trauma and Psychological Capital (http://bit.ly/2jWDRo3)

b. Positive Psychology and Stress Resilience (http://bit.ly/2jOIQ84)

Discussion Questions

1. What is positive psychology?

2. How did the field of positive psychology lead to the development of the concept of

psychological capital?

3. Describe the four elements of psychological capital – hope, optimism, self-efficacy and

resilience?

4. Select one component of psychological capital and make an argument as to how it can positively

impact leader resilience and effectiveness.

Module 5

What Excellent Leaders Do to Maintain Resilience?

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

Session Objectives

Discuss Methods Shown to Increase and Support Leader Resilience

Explain How to Build Resilient Teams

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. Why is Resilience So Hard (http://bit.ly/2k0bwO8)

2. Four Ways to be a More Resilient Leader (http://bit.ly/2kfCY7P)

3. How to Be More Resilient (http://bit.ly/2k0jYwx)

4. Building Resilience Across the Team (http://whr.tn/2jOuzrX)

5. Building Resilience in Teams Video (http://bit.ly/2jbBVnu)

6. Building Resilient Organizations in Turbulent Environments (http://bit.ly/2jufIC8)

7. Cultivating Resilience (http://bit.ly/2kqq6uF)

Discussion Questions

1. What do highly resilient leaders do to maintain their positive outlook?

2. What types of things could you do to improve your resiliency?

3. How can great leaders build resiliency in their teams?

4. If you are not a resilient leader, how does this impact your team?

Module 6

Developing Your Action Plan for Resilience

Please Watch This Mini-Lecture on Leader Resilience from Dr. Moss Breen before proceeding to the

session objectives below:

Opening Video

Session Objectives

Develop a leadership resilience action plan using the questions provided in “Leadership in

Turbulent Times”.

Develop a plan to sustain the resilience of your team

Please review the following articles and presentations before you watch and analyze the following

videos:

1. Read: Leadership in Turbulent Times – Individual Leadership Resilience

a. Respond to the questions beginning on page17

b. Complete the Perceived Resilience Questionnaire

c. Schedule your Reflective Practice Writing on your calendar

d. Complete ‘Further Questions” to Reflect Upon

e. Complete Exercise 3 – Ways to Help You Heal

f. Complete Exercise 4 – Trigger Events

2. Review the readings, videos, and articles from weeks 1 through 5. Using this information, what

steps could you take to build a more resilient team?

3. Of all the material you have been exposed to in this course, what one or two things do you think

you could do that would help you to become more resilient?