Posts from January 2012
How’s your resilience in 2012?
Robinsons recently sponsored Simon Tyler to speak at the Global Mobility Summit Conference on a topic that remains central in the lives of executives across the world today – Personal Resilience.
As one of the world’s leading business and executive coaches, Simon has got some valuable and revealing insights into how we can all improve our resilience in the face of the considerable challenges awaiting us in 2012 and beyond.
We asked Simon to give us a New Year reminder of his key messages to help everyone get the best start to 2012. We are sure you will find what follows interesting and very helpful in giving your personal resilience a timely boost.
‘In all markets in all countries economic changes, commercial pressures and personal ambition combine to create intense and complicated situations, which you (and colleagues, clients and customers) are working through day in, day out. It is not surprising that energy levels dip from time to time and your ability to keep going wanes. Any investment made in your resilience level will give a return. You will experience greater success as opportunities present themselves during 2012 if your personal resilience is high.In my experience resilience is made up of three components; your ENERGY reserves; what you FOCUS on and what you spend your time doing (ACTIVITY).
As you begin 2012 here’s a suggestion to raise your resilience in the area of your Energy taken from the conference: “Spending time with Positive and Empowering People”.
The people with whom you spend most time have the greatest impact on:
- Your mood
- Your attitude
- Your thinking and view of the world
- Your range of default decisions
- Your vision and hope for the future
Consciously or unconsciously this select group of people, probably no more than five, are shaping your thinking, sharing their ideas and views and providing the space for you to share yours.
If there is something about your mood or attitude or current circumstance that isn’t quite right, or is in some way off track then look again at your high-influence five. Are they actually serving you, your goals, your desires? Do they stretch, support, challenge? Are they even bothered about your personal growth?
Once you have identified the five, consider what is going on in their world, what is their focus, are they on the up or the down?
Often this group are in place as a result of recent history or your geographical location. Until this group is configured by conscious design, your ability to shift your mood, attitude and results will be difficult.
Of your current panel, who do you need to reduce your exposure to? Who could join? Who will support you and gear you up for greater things?
Take action this week, the change action you need to take may be major, in which case start now. You could even begin ‘interviewing’ potential candidates to join your team. As your resilience levels rise, notice the role you have for others too.
Good luck and keep it simple.
Simon Tyler is one of the world’s leading business and executive coaches; he has become the simplicity bolt-on hired by many companies and individuals ready to shift away from the pain of complexity. He recently delivered the keynote speech at the Global Mobility Summit Conference in November 2011. This Simple Note is taken from his new book “The Simple Way” which is available from May 2012. Simon publishes a new Simple Note every two weeks, to receive them subscribe at www.simontyler.com
