Are you a resilient leader?
Are you curious to know if you’re a Resilient Leader?
Use this set of questions as a self-assessment of your leadership resiliency. Self-assessments are essential for leadership effectiveness. Self-assessment makes you sure and confident about your capabilities. It eliminates or reduces work-related fear and imposter syndrome. It enables the leader to assess herself and make corrections quickly while enhancing capacity building.
Are you resilient? Answer the following questions?
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Answer yes or no?
Willing to take ownership and accountability in difficult situations
Quickly activate a growth mindset when challenges arise
Experience difficulty creating solutions in ambiguous situations
Exhausted at the thought of addressing challenges
Give up or give in to unexpected challenges when limited resources exist
Resistant to adjusting to change when there isn’t support
Graviate toward negativity based on assumptions of work scenarios
Do take responsibility for your actions and words during difficult times
The Resilience Quiz
If you answered no to any of the above, you could polish the skill of resiliency.
Let’s keep it accurate; any leader working through the last few years will likely answer no to at least one of the questions.
Let’s dive into the traits you can boost to become a resilient leader.
5 Traits of Resilient Leaders
Resilient leaders are champions for change
Resilient leaders adopt a growth mindset
Resilient leaders use self-efficacy as the antidote to imposter syndrome
Resilient leaders communicate with clarity
Resilient leaders are self-aware
3 Books Resilient Leaders Should Read
Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It
The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks