Discussion Overview
This week we discuss resilience, and how it helps global leaders to adapt in the face of adversity. We discuss resilience as a self-management competency to become a more effective global leader, including several coping strategies such as problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies (Ch 4). We also examined how organizations and their leaders can create a more resilient workforce (King & McSpedon, 2022) and discussed several strategies to deal with criticism (Nawaz, 2019).
Questions & Instructions
- Can you think of a situation where your resilience helped you to overcome adversity, or a lack of resilience held you back?
- Reflecting on this week’s content, what specific actions, tactics, or strategies do you plan to implement in the future to become a more effective leader in the face of adversity?
Examples:
– One challenge I faced growing up was learning multiple languages in different contexts. It wasnt easy mastering English, yet alone Arabic, and then Spanish ( I took French in high school and I started learning Hebrew from a neighbor when I lived in Israel… I know what you’re thinking and yes, I am fluent in sarcasm. We can add it to the list lol) Anyways, all of my experiences taught me to stay curious, persistent, and optimistic. I rarely let emotions cloud my judgment because I know a clear mind is the best way to approach situations and find solutions. I may not always see my progress since Im focused on what lies ahead, but Im aware of what Ive overcome, and thats what fuels my drives forward.
Reflecting on this weeks content, I plan to continue using problem-focused coping strategies by breaking challenges into actionable steps and carefully assessing all options. I also want to strengthen emotion-focused coping, maintaining optimism and composure even when situations feel stressful especially as a mother.
As a future leader, I plan to:
- Stay open-minded and learn from different perspectives.
- Build resilience with my team by encouraging effort, supporting learning through challenges, and modeling persistence.
- Adapt my communication to match the needs and culture of my team, providing feedback that motivates and inspires.
I believe combining these strategies will help me lead effectively through adversity while keeping my team focused, motivated, and resilient.
– hen I was in college, I was a mentor advisor for our dorm’s Resident Hall Association Council, and I served on the board with them and advised them on what they should do in certain actions they should take for throwing programs with residents in the dorms, and how they could connect with other dormitories on campus. The president and the secretary were strict and Stern on policy, and they wanted their plan, or it would not work. I insisted on supporting them in their plan, provided sound, grounded advice, and wanted them to succeed while maintaining realistic expectations. For example, we were planning a winter formal gala and deciding how much the budget should be and what the residence would look like. Seeing that it was back-to-school season and some people were glad to be back on campus but also wanted to log in and focus on their academic studies, I informed them that attendance may not be as big a deal as they think, especially for older classmates. Because we all know that older classmen tend to separate themselves from dormitory events and want to do their own thing. I also wanted to let them know that we have students from different backgrounds, so dealing with students from different cultures and their reception to it could go either way. You can have students who would think that this is a good idea and we want to show up and support all other students may be a bit hesitant and may be a bit skeptical on the event so properly advertising it in talking about it and inviting them would be the best course of action and meeting them where they’re at and showing that we are culturally agile and want to include them in their ideas. I was letting them know that you can count on freshmen because they are curious and want to know everything about the campus and make connections, but take with a grain of salt how older classmen might be and their reception of it. I wanted to push this narrative, and I was insistent on my views until they finally let up. We reduced the budget, and we didn’t overspend, which is pushing us back financially. If it weren’t for my persistence, standing my ground, and letting them know the reality of college life for older students, we would’ve had a harder time buying and would’ve had to come up with the funds to stay financially stable and well-off. My resilience and headstrong stance on this view, and my desire to see them win, were integral to the success of the winter gala and to our not underestimating or overestimating our abilities. Sometimes it is hard to step up and speak up to those in positions of power because you fear that they may retaliate against you and have negative feedback for you, but sometimes you have to take a chance and stand on what you believe in, even knowing that it could be met with some pushback and hostility.
A specific action, tactics, or strategies that I plan to implement in the future to become a more effective leader in the face of adversity is taking notes on feedback and keeping a notepad with me so I can jot down ideas and what someone is saying when it comes to criticism. I think that this is an ingenious idea because it lets the other person know that you are actively listening to them and what they have to say, and that it’s not just going in one ear and out the other. I also want to implement asking them more about their thoughts, recognizing body posture and facial expressions to know when someone is upset, and knowing when to push, when to ask questions, or when to just back off. Because some people may not want to be pressed with a bunch of questions, learning to read the room and knowing who you’re dealing with is integral. I think it was also important to implement this: not to make it a catastrophe, but to understand what’s upsetting them, ask them what’s upsetting them and why, and let them know you’re interested in fixing it. Also I will want to take time to just decompress and take time to have three rituals that I do for myself in order to remove myself in a situation and take care of my mental because we often try to carry the weight of the world but that is how people can fold under pressure and I don’t wanna be able to fold I want to be able to take care of myself outside of work but also in my career but it is important to differentiate between the two.
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