Back in October of last year I wrote about the need to stop debating the meaning of resilience and just try to build the capability as we each perceive it. As Liisa Valikangas exhorted “resilience is not a strategy; it is a rehearsal. In fact, it is a constant practice.” I was reminded of how […]
… what football teaches us about resilience
For the past year I have received a daily email from Google’s Alerts Service for the keyword “resilience”. It is clear from this form of very scientific research that the concept of resilience is most commonly found in sport, not business! Perhaps it is just that sports journalists are using the word more than business writers […]
… resilience is the new skill
This is the #1 lesson that management guru Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers from her observations of 2010. There are two of her 5 lessons that I think are very relevant to our discussion of resilience. In her blog post “5 Lessons from 2010 worth repeating …“, Kanter’s first lesson is; “Surprises are the new normal. […]
… the wrap
Another week down, and some really good stuff arrived in Google Reader this week. The piece that most interested me came from Jan Husdal “Organizing Resilience“. It provided me with a great reference and the inspiration for a whole post – so keep an eye out for that. While still thinking about the ideas and […]