You’re in a high-stress manufacturing environment. How can you cultivate a more resilient mindset?

As a CTO of a growing SaaS startup, I've learned the importance of resilience in the face of the unique stresses of scaling up. Beyond just technical challenges, we face pressures like managing team dynamics and meeting investor expectations. Our approach focuses on recognizing what causes stress and directing our energy towards what we can control, such as our response to feedback and how we manage our team culture. We emphasize open communication and promote a work-life balance to prevent burnout. In short, thriving in this fast-paced environment requires a balanced, human-centered approach to work and a good team management.

Na minha opini?o o primeiro passo é aceitar a realidade, isto permite que me concentre em encontrar solu??es. Em seguida identificar as coisas que posso pode controlar e dar-lhes prioridade.

Uma boa forma de gerir as emo??es é gerir o tempo, e no limite fazer uma pausa para aliviar a press?o. Aproveitar esse tempo para recorrer a uma rede de apoio, tanto dentro quanto fora do ambiente de trabalho. Priorizar tarefas e planear ajuda a reduzir a sensa??o de caos e melhora a eficácia.

Aprender! Desenvolver novas competências, conhecer os processos, estratégias de resolu??o de problemas e busca continua de solu??es inovadoras. Comunicar de forma aberta, ouvir de forma activa as pessoas envolvidas. Uma comunica??o eficaz promove um ambiente construtivo, e ajudar a desmontar situa??es de stress.

Im WEF report 2023 wird verdeutlicht, dass 44% aller Menschen in den n?chsten Jahren ihre F?higkeiten ausbauen bzw. anpassen müssen. Dies gilt auch für Führungskr?fte in produzierenden Bereichen - nicht nur Digitalisierung und Automatisierung führen zu einem neuen Bedarf, sondern insbesondere eine heranwachsende Generation von Mitarbeitenden, die digitale F?higkeiten beherrschen müssen, eine klare Performance-Kultur ben?tigen sowie andere Ansprüche an die Menschlichkeit der Führungskr?fte stellen, um nur ein paar Beispiele zu nennen. Selbstreflektion und die Bereitschaft zur eigenen Weiterbildung ist daher immer wichtiger.

One thing I've found very helpful in leading manufacturing operations teams to a more growth minded and positive mindset is to establish a healthy culture of error. Admitting to mistakes, and thereby showing vulnerability is key. Allowing for mistakes in your organization will encourage people to try out new ideas and things, and accept set backs as a new challenge rather than as a reason to stop trying. Showing appreciation for people's work, ideas and efforts goes a long way in walking the talk. This should not be mistaken for a 'happy go lucky' culture where a repetition of the same mistake shouldn't come with a clear feedback and consequence. Consistency and consequence in a leader's behaviour is extremely important.

Learn to identify and separate factors in your control versus those that are out of your control. Focus your energy and those of your team on the controllable items. That keeps yourself and your team focused and constantly keeping momentum towards your targets. For those factors outside of your control, you still need to take ownership by doing a couple of things. 1. Identify who DOES control those things outside of your control. 2. Articulate and present the "what must be true" to those groups in order to advise them on how they could support you. Approaching problems with this mindset keeps controllable momentum going while igniting momentum on the areas outside of your control (rather than just giving up on them and becoming stuck).

In addition, building your network will help you to find the right people for every situation, someone to share a new habit with, someone who developed a similar interest. The more you invest in building relationships the higher the probability that you will find a better outcome.

Self-awareness is a key to personal resilience. understanding yourself, your strengths, and your emotions is as important as understanding your environment and your stressors (if not more important). take time to understand yourself via feedback, self-observation, assessments, etc.