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Leaders play an instrumental role in guiding their organizations through adversity, significant change, and crisis by maintaining their ability to persevere, rebound quickly from setbacks, maintain a positive attitude. The events of the past 18 months associated with the COVID pandemic have underscored how critical it is for leaders to sustain their grit and resilience. If not handled effectively, adversity can result in burnout, turnover, lost productivity, and poor performance. Influential leaders regularly invest in their resilience and support the ability of their followers to cope with tough times.

Learning Objectives

• Identify strategies to build grit
• Identify strategies to build resilience
• Describe strategies to support the grit and resilience of direct reports

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.