Resilient and adaptive

LEADING SELF

You show composure, resolve and a sense of perspective when the going gets tough.

Being resilient and adaptive looks like staying calm and thinking clearly in an emergency; and learning from your mistakes and making changes to improve.

When you are resilient and adaptive, you…

• Demonstrate composure

• Persist through challenges

• Recover from setbacks

Quick tips

• When faced with a difficult situation, seek a balanced perspective. Consider both the challenges and the ‘positive aspects’ or positive aspect of a situation.

• Shows a ‘can-do’ attitude and encourage others to see challenges as an opportunity to grow.

• Consider how you react when you’re under pressure. Practice ways to relieve stress and stay calm.

• When you have a problem that you don’t know how to overcome, reach out to your manager or an experienced colleague for advice.

• If your preferred way of working isn’t getting the desired results, think about how you can approach the situation differently.

Practice this behaviour

Here are some ways you can practice this behaviour:

• When faced with a difficult situation, seek a balanced perspective. Consider both the challenges and the ‘positive aspects’ or positive aspect of a situation.

• Shows a ‘can-do’ attitude and encourage others to see challenges as an opportunity to grow.

• Consider how you react when you’re under pressure. Practice ways to relieve stress and stay calm.

• When you have a problem that you don’t know how to overcome, reach out to your manager or an experienced colleague for advice.

• If your preferred way of working isn’t getting the desired results, think about how you can approach the situation differently.

What can hold you back

Here are some things that could get in the way of developing this behaviour:

• Believing that your thoughts, feelings and actions are determined by external factors, rather than your own decisions and beliefs. You can choose how you respond to events even when they are outside of your control.

• Interpreting setbacks and criticism as a personal attack. Distinguish between you role at work and yourself as an individual.

• Believing that long hours and dedication to work are desirable signs of commitment and ambition. Instead, take time out to look after your own wellbeing.

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