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1 BIG IDEA
Resilient leadership isn’t about having all the answers — it’s about showing up with clarity, steadiness, and grace when everything feels uncertain. When you pair resilience with responsibility, you don’t just survive the pressure — you create trust, stability, and growth.
Resilience builds capacity. Responsibility builds trust. Together, they create transformational leadership.
5 WAYS TO APPLY THIS
- Take ownership of hard decisions — even the messy ones
- Use pressure to re-anchor in your Core Values
- Create a rhythm of checking in: What am I avoiding? What’s mine to own?
- Surround yourself with truth-tellers, not cheerleaders
- Reframe mistakes as leadership data — then lead forward
3 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
- When was the last time I led through something really tough — and what did I learn about myself?
- How have I handled responsibility when the outcome wasn’t ideal?
- What kind of culture am I creating through how I show up in crisis?
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