Here's how you can cultivate resilience in a leadership role.

“The more rigid you become, the easier you are to break.” Stay sincere: keep open lines of communication with your team and provide the support. They will absolutely support you back. Practice mindfulness: many leaders don't have time for it, but mindfulness is a powerful tool when made a habit. Practices include meditation, quiet time, breathing exercises, and walking outside. Once you try there is no way back!:) Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Specific: Launch a monthly training program. Measurable: Achieve a 90% participation rate. Achievable: Use both internal and external trainers. Relevant: Enhance team skills for better performance. Time-bound: Implement next month and continue for six months.

Resilienz ist die F?higkeit sich in seine eigenen inneren Kraft zurückziehen zu k?nnen um so auch die heftigsten Stürme des Lebens mit der Gewissheit ausharren zu k?nne, das die eigenen F?higkeiten dazu führen werden, die Situation zu überstehen und gest?rkt heraus zu kommen. Die innere Kraft ist das tiefe Verst?ndnis von sich selbst und der Funktionsweise unseres Menschseins. Mental und Spirituell stehen uns ungeahnte Ressourcen zur Verfügung, die es zu entdecken und zu entwickeln gilt.

One thing that I have learnt is that engaging with your team is very important. The morning huddle before shift starts is a time when the leader updates the team and encourages them to do the necessary to be successful at doing their job . The leader needs to make the team mate feel welcome and motivated.

Active listening means giving your full attention to the person speaking. I remember listening to a TAC officer give a speech about leadership at military school, but I didn't really pay attention. I instead choose to make a drawing of him looking like MR. Clean. At the end of the OCS week (senior year), I sat in front of the same TAC officer, and he said he would never recommend me for a commission and handed me the picture I had drawn of him (I had left it in the auditorium). This story is funny, but it shows how not listening can cause you to miss crucial information and potential opportunities. Try to remind yourself that each person needs to be heard, and remember my lesson that choosing not to listen can often set you up for failure.

One thing I’ve found helpful when developing an open mind to a growth mindset for an entire team is doing “test runs” of new systems. During these test runs, staff as well as leadership are encouraged and necessary to give feedback so we can create a better product/outcome. This also helps establish trust and resilience as a team.

In project management, I have learned that, as long as I remember that I got here by helping others be more efficient, I will be a part of the team. If I just tell people to be more efficient but don't give them the tools they need, I'm no longer a part of the team. Telling people what to do doesn't earn you their respect. Giving them space, resources, and the ability to learn from their mistakes does. Mentoring and coaching work, ordering does not. In summary, the golden rule has never lost it's power. People follow a leader who treats them how they would want to be treated.