Resilient Leadership

Turn debilitating stress into remarkable strength through proven resilience routines taught by a critical incident instructor and first responder leader. Transform your personal and professional life with insights gained from some of the most stressful professions you can imagine.

"Dear Resilient Letter: A Guide for Underrepresented Leaders" by Jacqueline V. Twillie, MBA, is a practical handbook designed to propel leaders towards new heights in their careers. Addressing the unique challenges faced by underrepresented groups, this book equips readers with actionable strategies to navigate the complexities of the modern business landscape and emerge as resilient, accomplished leaders. Drawing on a wealth of experience in training leaders for over a decade, Twillie delves into key concepts such as risk-taking, resilience, reward, and the crucial role of cultivating and ...

Why do some people get stressed while others stay calm, cool, and collected under pressure? According to renowned stress researcher Dr. Derek Roger, the answer lies in resilience - your ability to cope with challenges and thrive under adversity - rather than ruminating and obsessing over them. In lab-controlled studies, he discovered that the key to “managing” stress is to stop it before it starts. To be resilient, flexible, and ready for anything.

Transform your leadership skills and revolutionize your team's success in just weeks, even if you've struggled with emotional intelligence in the past. Are you struggling to manage stress and build trust within your team? Do you struggle to provide constructive feedback without causing demotivation? Does navigating cultural diversity and maintaining work-life balance seem impossible as a leader? If any of these scenarios resonate, you're not alone. What if you had a guide that offers clarity and practical tools specifically designed for you, someone who is committed to enhancing both ...

Warriors Manage Chaos by accepting and embracing unexpected opportunities and solutions arising, like the Phoenix, from deep in one’s soul. A practical no platitude spirituality road map guide to learning to be yourself! Too often fear freezes us from actively engaging in the problem. One can change this by thinking and acting like a Warrior. Only by knowing oneself can you live in the Now. This requires seeing your life situations through clear vision represented by Shiva’s Third Eye. This changes your perspective and range of options from passive indecision to active determination. ...

Daniel Siegel, bestselling author and one of the leading researchers on the neuroscience of mindfulness, talks about creating adaptive, resilient organizations.

Renowned management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an exciting and illuminating discussion of how to build resilience and agility into our lives and businesses. As rapid and foundational change becomes ever more constant, a state of constant disruption increasingly becomes our new normal. Certain Uncertainty collects advice and fresh thinking from accomplished business leaders to help managers and executives navigate contemporary markets.

On several occasions after hearing me tell a few stories over the years, people mentioned that I should write a book about my life. It’s filled with interesting anecdotes that shaped the person that I am and as I looked back on it all, I came to the realization that my story is not all that unique. There are countless people in the world who have endured equally difficult lives and in many cases much worse than mine and my heart goes out to them.

Some days we wake to a world of crystal skies and bright possibilities. And other days it's to rain pelting our windows and thunder rattling our roofs. How can we stay strong when the storms of life hit - when a spouse leaves, a client sues, unemployment strikes, or our dreams fail to come true? Is it possible not just to weather these trials but to bound back even stronger through them?

What does it take to have fearless schools? It starts with psychological safety-students, teachers, and leaders who know that mistakes are the source of learning, not shame or embarrassment. In order for great learning to take place, we first must build the trust and resilience needed to produce fearless students, teachers, and leaders - and ultimately create fearless schools.

Embark on a transformative journey with "The Dare to Innovate," a digital tome that serves as your guide through the labyrinth of creativity and progress. Prepare to ignite your passion for groundbreaking ideas and shatter the conventional boundaries of thought. Enter the realm of innovation where we begin by "Cultivating the Seed of Innovation." Delve into the essence of an innovative mindset, explore the tapestry of history's evolving thoughts, and distinguish the subtle nuances between innovation and invention. Journey deeper with "The Psychology of Innovative Leaders," unearthing the ...

Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and two decades of experience across advertising and venture capital, Dessy T. Levinson offers a radical reframing of how we relate to intensity. From Overwhelm to Flow reveals how our nervous system actually processes complexity—and how understanding this transforms our relationship with uncertainty. Through intimate stories and cutting-edge research, the book introduces CRATE—a framework that combines cognitive insight with emotional intelligence to build lasting resilience.

In the book, you'll learn how the world’s best charitable organizations employ lean risk management to prioritize, mitigate, and eliminate the most significant risks facing nonprofits today.

Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis focuses on three things leaders need to do when change and adversity strike: take care of their people, take care of themselves, and prepare for the future. And they must do it all with a sense of grace—calmly, collectedly, and compassionately. This book provides a roadmap for leaders seeking to create community as they meet the coming challenges with dignity and grace.

Ann was agitated and troubled as she summoned the courage to recount what had happened. The intensity of her remarks was gripping the whole team; all eyes were on her. She took the extraordinary step of sharing her emotions with her team; she felt alone, helpless, unimportant, and rejected. In reflecting on our individual professional experiences, we each remember occasions when we were Ann; desperate for connection. At times we reacted by retreating to our offices and at other times by becoming angry, shouting, or being overly defensive. Has this ever happened to you?

Embark on a transformative journey to conquer life's challenges with the groundbreaking eBook, "Mind Over Matters." Whether it’s about rebounding from setbacks, forging resilience, or turning adversities into opportunities, this empowering guide is your road map to triumphing over obstacles and flourishing in the face of adversity. In "Mind Over Matters," you'll discover how to cultivate an obstacle mindset that reframes barriers as beacons guiding you toward growth. Learn to embrace cognitive flexibility and build mental toughness through a curated collection of techniques, setting the ...

Discover how communities rise together in the face of adversity with the revolutionary new eBook, "Rise Together." A profound exploration into the aftermath of a crisis, this essential read dives deep into the human capacity to adapt, thrive, and overcome even the most unforeseen calamities. Delve into the hard-hitting impact of World War III on America in Chapter 1, then carry forward the lessons learned to understand the role of community engagement in forming crisis responses in Chapter 2. This journey offers invaluable insights into the long-term socio-economic implications and the ...

The future of work swept in sooner than expected, accelerated by COVID-19, creating an urgent need for new maps, new mindsets, new strategies - and most importantly, a trusted guide to take us on this journey. That guide is Jeff Schwartz. A founding partner of Deloitte Consulting's Future of Work practice, Schwartz brings clarity, humor, wisdom, and practical advice to the future of work, a topic surrounded by misinformation, fear, and confusion.

In this engaging and insightful book, management strategist and Wharton Fellow Baba Prasad sheds new light on the subject, and offers practical advice for executives, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who'll need the skills to face the unpredictability, risk, and deep uncertainty that lies ahead. Filled with vivid examples and insights from around the world and throughout history - from the Brazilian rainforest and the "frugal innovation" of 19th century Indian engineers to Ericsson, Lego, Burt's Bees, and Zara - Nimble reveals what sets the most nimble leaders and organizations apart.

Individuals, teams, and organizations must become more resilient in today’s complex world, and each one will experience failure at some point. Successful individuals, teams, and organizations bounce back. Winning After Losing: Building Resilient Teams offers a collection of lessons on leadership and resilience of winning teams. I am writing this book as a retired US Army three-star general and as the former chief operating officer of a public biotechnology company.