In today’s environment when change, disruption adversity are natural aspects to the world around us, organizations must have strategic flexibility.  Katsuhiko Shimizu and Michael A. Hitt define strategic flexibility as the organization's capability to identify major changes in the external environment, quickly commit resources to new courses of action in response to those changes, and recognize … Continue reading 3 Components of Strategic Flexibility →

Dr. Bruce McEwen defines the kinds of stress:  Good Stress – “…the experience of rising to a challenge, taking a risk and feeling rewarded by an often-positive outcome.” Tolerable Stress – “…those experiences where bad things happen, but the individual with healthy brain architecture is able to cope, often with the aid of family, friends and other individuals … Continue reading 3 Kind of Stress →

We have defined resilience as the process by which an organization, team or individual maintains organizational or mental health while achieving positive growth through change adversity or disruption.  Resilience is not something you are; resilience is something you do.  The stages of resiliency, which we refer to as the Resilience 6E process, are (1) Expecting change, disruption or adversity; (2) Equipping yourself, … Continue reading On Resilience: Evaluation →

We have defined resilience as the process by which an organization, team or individual maintains organizational or mental health while achieving positive growth through change adversity or disruption.  Resilience is not something you are; resilience is something you do.  The stages of resiliency , which we refer to as the Resilience 6E process, are (1) Expecting change, disruption or adversity; … Continue reading On Resilience: Establish New Norms Based on Change, Disruption and Evolution →

We have defined resilience as the process by which an organization, team or individual maintains organizational or mental health while achieving positive growth through change adversity or disruption.  Resilience is not something you are; resilience is something you do.  The stages of resiliency, which we refer to as the Resilience 6E process, are (1) Expecting change, disruption or adversity; … Continue reading On Resilience: Evolve Or Die →