
Resilience - the key trait for effective leadership with Heidi Dening
Future Fit Leadership
Overcoming Adversities and Leadership Lessons
This chapter recounts the speaker's harrowing experiences, including a paralyzing illness, kidnapping, and surviving a petrol bomb attack, while highlighting the importance of resilience and mindset in overcoming obstacles. Valuable leadership lessons from running an education nonprofit and enduring natural disasters like Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu are shared, emphasizing transparency, trust-building, and the necessity of debriefing after traumatic events. The discussion also delves into the significance of courage for leaders in communicating challenges transparently, involving the team in decision-making, and navigating the lack of transparency in decision-making processes during times like the COVID pandemic.