by John Thurman | Mar 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Work Life Balance, WorkLife, workplace resilience
Diagram of Resilience at Work Have you experienced an increase in workplace stress? Does the notion of Work-Life balance make sense to you or just some weird sort of pipe dream? Do you feel like you can be a success in your chosen field? Or, do you like so many, spend...
by John Thurman | Mar 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Resilient Leadership, Work Life Balance, WorkLife, workplace resilience
Preparing for Telework Some proven practices from resilient teleworkers. The Coronavirus news is penetrating every aspect of our culture from the ancient liturgical customs of the common cup of communion to avoiding crowds. I tend to agree with the medical...
by John Thurman | Aug 25, 2019 | Active Optimism, Crisis Leadership, Crisis management, Crisis Management, Resilience, Resilient Leadership
“You must manage yourself before you can lead others.” Zig Ziglar Your true leadership abilities or lack of them will reveal themselves in a crisis. At that moment when the crap hits the fan, you will either rise to the occasion or crash and burn. You will...
by John Thurman | Feb 16, 2018 | Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Mass Shootings, Recovery, Resilience
To me, this image is the most powerful photo from the high school shootings in Florida, a mom, most likely a Roman Catholic who received her ashes earlier in the day is shown both terrified and comforting as she and others attempt to grasp what is unfolding. How many...
by John Thurman | May 29, 2017 | Active Optimism, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Crisis management, Optimism, Resilience, Self Efficacy, Uncategorized
What makes people move through tough times? In my last post, I talked about resilience and its importance in being an overcome in life. Resilient, tenacious people make things happen. My friend and mentor, Dr. George Evelry has made it his life mission to understand...
by John Thurman | Aug 15, 2014 | Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Grit, Overcome Fear, Personal Growth, Resilience
This is the third and final blog of the 10 steps for Surviving a Rough and Tumble world. Here is a quick review of the first seven. 1. Practice optimism. 2. Find a resiliency model. 3. Develop a moral compass and unbreakable beliefs. 4. Practice generosity and...
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