Developing Resilience
with Jeffrey Russell
Thursday, 13 Oct 2016, 10:30AM
Hall of Ideas G
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
While the stress of life takes its toll on many of us, there is a pathway to strengthening our capacities for dealing with life’s uncertainties. Explore the qualities of resilient people and learn how to develop this capacity in ourselves and others.
Session Details
Detailed DescriptionWhile stress of life takes its toll on many of us, there is a pathway to strengthening our capacities for dealing with life’s uncertainties. That pathway is resilience: the human capacity that enables us to be strong in the face of adversity. This session presents an innovative model for understanding personal resilience and identifies the key characteristics that enable someone to be resilient in the face of adversity and stress and offers strategies for developing resilience in yourself and others. You will have the ability to assess your own resilience by using the Resilience Quotient self-assessment and create a plan for building resilience capacities based upon the results.
TakeawaysDescribe the characteristics of resilience and its importance to ourselves and others Assess your resilience level using the Resilience Quotient self-assessment. Develop a strategy for strengthening change resilience in yoursef and others.
Target AudienceDirectors / Managers, Program Staff / Volunteers, Leaders / Activists
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Here are ways you can stay in touch with Jeffrey Russell.
- Website: http://russellconsultinginc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreylrussell