Key Concepts Of Resilience In Leadership And Leadership In An Organization

Overview:
Today’s resiliency leaders require unique skill sets to be successful in any organization. Leaders who capture leading by example, vision and helping others weather the storm have taken the first step of success. Followers seek the following key concepts to validate their need in the organizational structure. Visionary leaders look at the big picture in the organization and they pave the way of future endeavors. Another concept that is equally important to a leader’s vision is leading by example. When the leader introduces the vision into an organization, they need to lead the way by setting the example of what they vision should look like. They must hold themselves and their subordinates accountable for the stage set. Lastly

Group Consensus:
As leaders of organization, the need for these three concepts is fundamental to development. Leaders should seize the concept of vision and recognize its need in team development. Team members, who understand that they have an important part in developing vision, have the ability to “own their vision” and sustain the momentum to achieve it. With that in mind, leaders who hone this concept could develop a long-term perspective that gives the leader the ability to approach trials with confidence. As a group, recognizing that everyone goes through the storm is pinnacle to growing in resiliency. Therefore a leaders job is to assist his or her subordinates during those storms especially in the time of crisis people need their leader more than anything. A leader’s actions can help an organization recover from a crisis or lead to failure.

Therefore the leader must look at ways to get the follower to be on board with the views and ideologies of the organization. With that in mind, leaders must set the right example to move the employee from point A to B. Leaders must embrace the term of being a role model and while they may feel that they are incompetent and lack the experience of a seasoned leader. They must envision themselves as the role model to deflect the perception by the follower they are worthy of following. The follower perception of the leader as a worthy role model is conceptually different than the standard behavior that a leader may demonstrate (Organ et al., 2006) Thus the leader must set the tone through leading by personal example which facilitates the social learning process (Manz & Sims, 1981). (Yaffe & Kark, 2011) Leaders can build trust within the organization so that employees would not question or complain about the leaders decision and trust that even though they may be young, it is in the best interest of