“Gumby is a great example of the rigid-flexibility needed in a 21st century resilient leader.”
Joe Thornell
Being a leader is tough duty. On the best days and on the worst days, leadership is tough skating. To be honest, I rarely thought about it from this perspective until I retired. The rearview mirror view certainly shows that this was true across my civilian and military leadership roles. Luckily, I was a resilient leader.
What is a resilient leader? To quote Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “It is a leader who has the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens.… Read the rest
“Resilience is not a commodity you are born with, waiting silently on tap. It is self-manufactured painstakingly over time by working through your problems and never giving up, even in the face of difficulty or failure.”
facebook 
twitter 
rss 
Recent Comments from Readers and Authors