Becoming More Resilient
What would it mean for you to consider resiliency as the ability or willingness to accept joy?
What would it mean for you to consider resiliency as the ability or willingness to accept joy?
This past summer, nearly 1,200 alumni from across MOR’s leadership development programs responded to our survey invitations and shared, amongst other things, how their MOR experiences have proven helpful during the pandemic and what they were prioritizing over the next six months. Your feedback is a gift, and we thank everyone who took the time to respond. At MOR, we are committed to supporting our alumni in your lifelong leadership journey. The insight provided by this survey is enabling MOR to craft a variety of new and evolved solutions to help you best meet the challenges of these times.
MOR alums offer perspective on leading change. Know thyself, always leading and our response to change, and practical tips from quality management.
Some old school tricks for organizational change and influence from continual improvement, systems thinking, and standardization that are still relevant today.
Things are always changing. Sometimes it’s little changes that we just accept and move on. Sometimes it’s much bigger. Leaders are there through all of it. Change can be scary or it can be exciting, the choice is mine.
What does it mean to know oneself? The teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff on the Fourth Way point to many misconceptions we have about ourselves and others.
Own your experience and expertise. Know that you don’t talk, write, and think like other people. A good leader needs to be a good storyteller.
Stress can come from change and begins with how you respond. Find the amount of stress that maximizes performance without impacting your health.
Always be prepared, carefully plan, express gratitude, be realistic, discover triggers, and ask for help are ways to become a more patient leader.
We asked John Gohsman, CIO at Notre Dame, to reflect on defining moments of his career and what insights we can learn from those experiences.