Mastering Resiliency Leadership for Transformational Change

Understanding Resilient Leader vs. Resiliency Leadership

A resilient leader is an individual who effectively manages stress and recovers quickly from challenges. They demonstrate personal resilience in the face of adversity.

Resiliency leadership, on the other hand, is an organizational approach that fosters resilience among team members. It involves adopting habits that promote resilience, coaching followers, inspiring innovation, and creating a supportive workplace culture.

Impact of Resiliency Leadership

Increase in Training Transfer

Success in Change Initiatives

Boost in Employee Engagement

Resiliency Leadership: Unique Combination of Transformational Leadership, Formal Coach Training & the 3C's of Hardiness.

Resiliency Leadership

The data shows leadership is essential in navigating crisis, not just any leadership, transformational leadership has the most positive outcome in developing hardiness and resilience while reducing the negative impact of exposure to trauma and prolonged stressors (Bartone, 2006).

Resiliency Leadership unpacks tactical solutions to implement the 4 characteristics of a transformational leader:

  • Individualized Consideration
  • Intellectual Stimulation 
  • Inspirational Motivation 
  • Idealized Influence

Each of these components are  positively related to individual and organizational performance.

3C’s of Hardiness

The building blocks for resiliency.

  • Challenge: how one responds to change and views failure.
  • Control: does the individual believe that their decisions matter and that their choices impact the outcome of their contributions.
  • Commitment: does the individual feel connected to others, that their work is significant and meaningful.

Formal Coach Training

Formal coach training provides essential leadership skills through improved communication, self-regulation (impulse control), ability to identify and nurture talent, improve adaptability, increase organizational transfer of training though designing actions and accountability structures to support innovation and growth.

Key Features of Resiliency Leadership

Coaching Culture

Resiliency leadership emphasizes the importance of a coaching culture, where leaders mentor and support their team members. Thus, requiring Resiliency Leaders have formal coach training.

Developing Emerging Leaders

Nurturing the growth of future leaders by instilling the 3C’s of hardiness and transformational leadership qualities within the culture of the organization.

Fostering Hardiness

Hardiness sustains the foundation for resilience. Fostering hardiness requires the understanding and implementation of the 3C’s of hardiness in the day to day undertakings. 

Organizational Wellness

Creating a healthy and supportive work environment that promotes overall well-being and resilience among employees.

Elevate Your Leadership Skills

Discover how you can lead with resilience and inspire innovation within your organization. Our leadership training programs are designed to help you master the science of transformation. Take the next step in your professional development with formal coach training.