Abstract
Resilience, defined as the capacity to be resourceful and creative, to make choices, and to take effective action no matter what is going on, is a capacity crucial for effectiveness as an academic health care leader. The leader’s willingness to exercise agency in maintaining his or her health, perspective, flexibility of thinking, and capacity to respond to the unforeseeable will translate directly into effective organizational leadership.
Drawing from extensive conversations with health care leaders and others in challenging circumstances, five key elements of resilience are outlined, along with probing questions that encourage the reader to identify specific strategies for building resilience over the long haul.
These five elements are supported by a sixth: the underlying capacity for present-moment awareness and choice. It is this meta-competency that provides access to the other five. The chapter concludes with the recommendation that the reader commit to a strategy for developing resilience, and offers tips and pitfalls.
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Silsbee, D. (2016). Developing Resilience. In: Viera, A., Kramer, R. (eds) Management and Leadership Skills for Medical Faculty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27781-3_6
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