The Resilience Cycle: Disturbance, Adaptation, and Recovery

The Leader Factor

This week, Tim and Junior outline the resilience cycle, which, similar to patterns we see in ecology, consists of disturbance, adaptation, and recovery. They share 5 practical ways to become more resilient as a leader, including spreading out, leaning on positive emotions, developing effective coping mechanisms, adopting a growth mindset, and seeking strong social support.

Takeaways

• Resilience is a learnable process that involves responding to and adapting to challenges.
• Spreading out and diversifying one's identity can help build resilience.
• Harnessing the power of positive emotions, such as hope and optimism, can aid in resilience.
• Developing effective and varied coping mechanisms, including sleep, food, and exercise, is crucial for resilience.
• Adopting a growth mindset and seeking strong social support are important strategies for building resilience.

Chapters

(00:00) Introduction

(01:02) Understanding Resilience

(06:32) Resilience in Ecosystems

(10:16) Types of Disturbance

(13:01) Disturbance and Adaptation

(18:51) Path 2: Positive Response to Disturbance

(19:20) Resilience as a Learnable Process

(20:17) Strategy 1: Spread Out

(25:27) Strategy 2: Harness the Power of Positive Emotions

(35:39) Strategy 3: Develop Effective and Varied Coping Mechanisms

(42:34) Strategy 4: Adopt a Growth Mindset

(44:59) Strategy 5: Seek Strong Social Support

(48:11) Conclusion