Resilience

This is a year of Resilience. I have made it my word for the year. It is important for me, my family, our shareholders and our employees. In fact, it is important for a company to live out resiliency in every season it is in.

Here is what Websters says about the word Resilience:
1. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
2. ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.

What is your depression or illness personally? What is your stretching as a leader? Where is your organization bending?

I encourage you to return to your true form in the midst of trouble or anxiety. Recover from the blows of the wind and rain of adversity.

As I said in the beginning this is my word for the year. It is not simply a good thought for today - this is for the year. Let’s encourage one another to bounce back during the tough times ahead.

Posted on November 26, 2008 in Leader Development