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These days everyone talk about resilience. I wonder which of these definitions resonates the most with you as a leader…
- “Successful adaptation despite risk and adversity. Resilience requires exposure to significant risks, overcoming risks or
adversity, and success that is beyond predicted expectations.” Barton (2003) - “Emergence over time of unexpected strengths and competencies in those at risk” Beardslee (2002)
- “The ability of adults in otherwise normal circumstances who are exposed to an isolated/and potentially highly disruptive event . . . to maintain relatively stable, healthy levels of psychological functioning.” Bonanno et al. (2007)
- “Not only the ability to rapidly ‘bounce back’ in the aftermath of inescapable extreme adversities, such as large-scale natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or war zone exposure, but also the quality of being ‘unflappable’ during the event or even to feel strengthened by it.” Bracha and Bienvenu (2005)
- “The processes underlying successful adaptation under adverse conditions” Butler et al. (2007)
- “The ability to thrive in the face of obstacles or adverse circumstances” Condly (2006)
- “An improved or enhanced adaptive outcome” Earvolino- Ramirez (2007)
- “A universal capacity which allows a person, group, or community to prevent, minimize, or overcome the damaging effects of adversity” Ghazinour (2003)
- “A class of phenomena characterized by patterns of positive adaptation in the context of significant adversity or loss” Hart (2006)
- “An ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change” Laraway (2007)
- “[Resilience involves] a developmental progression such that new vulnerabilities and/or strengths often emerge with changing life
circumstances.” Luthar et al. (2000) - “Flexibility in the face of ever-changing situational demands, including the ability to recover from negative and stressful experiences and find positive meaning in seemingly adverse situations” Maguen et al. (2008)
- “A common phenomenon arising from ordinary human adaptive processes” Masten (2001)
- “The process of cognitive adaptation to threat . . . restores many people to their prior level of functioning and inspires others to find new meaning in their lives.” Taylor (1983)
- “An ability to go on with life after hardship and adversity or to continue living a purposeful life after experiencing hardship and adversity” Tedeschi and Calhoun (2004)
- “The processes that help adults bounce back from significant negative emotional events” Van Vliet (2008)
- “The ability to stretch (like elastic) or flex (like a suspension bridge) in response to the pressures and strains of life” Wiens and Boss (2006)
- “The skill to continue to perform in spite of adversity” Albet (2005)
- “The ability to maintain a state of normal equilibrium in the face of extremely unfavorable circumstances” Ahmed (2007)
- “The capacity to develop a high degree of competence in spite of stressful environments and experiences” Allison et al. (2003)
Adriano understands how to increase your returns on leadership. He works with professionals in world-class organizations that include Philip Morris, Microsoft, the World Bank, Johns Hopkins University, the US Marine Corps, the State Department and NASA. A skilled experiential educator with corporate leadership experience, he is the Founder & Principal Consultant of ParticipAction Consulting, Inc., a firm committed to help clients redefine change, collaboration and power in their organizations. He co-authored "Teachable Moments of Leadership" with Jill Hufnagel in 2016, on a learning methodology that gets results by going from PowerPoint to …powerful!
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