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Resilient Leadership — Building Strength Through Change
Guiding Teams with Confidence, Clarity, and Courage Through Change
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The Smarter Brain Team
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3 Ideas for Better Habits
Lead with Courage
Leadership researcher Brené Brown explores how courage and vulnerability create truly resilient teams.
“We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can't have both. Not at the same time.”
Trust First
Simon Sinek explores how leaders build trust and cooperation in times of change by putting their people first.
“When we feel safe inside the organization, we naturally combine our talents and strengths to face the dangers outside.”
Lead with Faith
Leadership mentor and author Henry T. Blackaby, known for connecting spiritual wisdom with practical leadership insight.
“Great leaders don't make excuses. They make things better. They are not unrealistic or blind to the difficulties they face. They simply are not discouraged by them. They never lose confidence that the problems can be solved. They maintain a positive attitude. Great leaders don't blame their people for not being where they ought to be; they take their people from where they are to where they need to be. Great leaders never lose faith that this is possible.”
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Productivity Tools and Resources
Building Resilient Teams Through Leadership in a Changing Business World
In a fast-shifting global landscape, leaders must be able to guide their teams through uncertainty with empathy and strategy. This article explores how to cultivate resilience in teams by acknowledging challenges, offering transparent support, and reframing change as an opportunity. It introduces a three-phase approach - acknowledge, intervene, and reframe - that helps leaders steer people toward growth rather than fear.
Keys to Build Resiliency and Lead Through Change
Leaders are often judged not by how they act when things go right, but how they respond when things fall apart. This piece outlines key practices such as strengthening emotional intelligence, embracing a growth mindset, and protecting personal well-being as tools for sustainable leadership. It offers actionable techniques for maintaining calm and focus during periods of rapid transformation. Read more here.
Lead Every Day
The Maxwell Leadership App delivers bite-sized videos and curated playlists from leadership expert John C. Maxwell and other mentors—designed for busy professionals who want to grow consistently without big time blocks.
Stand Strong Inside
The Resilient Power App gives you a science-based framework for self-leadership, resilience, and performance under pressure—tailored assessments, goal-tracking, and mindset tools to prepare you for real challenges.
What We're Reading
The Daily Stoic Newsletter - ancient wisdom for modern resilience. Each issue shares short reflections on stoicism and self-mastery — helping leaders stay grounded, calm, and strong in the face of change.
Leadership Freak Newsletter - practical, bite-sized insights on leading through uncertainty, managing emotions, and creating positive cultures where resilience thrives.
Brain Food
Today I Learned: Resilient leaders view change as an opportunity rather than a threat. (Source)
Science: Studies in organizational psychology show that leaders with higher levels of psychological resilience have lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels during crises. (Source)
Have a productive rest of your week,
The Smarter Brain Team
Resource Spotlight
Resilient Leadership in a World That Won’t Sit Still
Monthly dispatches from top business thinkers and researchers at IMD. They unpack real-world lessons from global leaders navigating change, uncertainty, and transformation.
Quick Hits of Wisdom for Leaders Who Want to Grow Fast and Stay Grounded
Short, punchy posts on the messy realities of leadership—communication, conflict, motivation, and mindset. Written with humor and honesty, each issue is a spark to rethink how you lead and live.
Timeless Wisdom for Modern Resilience
Weekly reflections that cut through noise and stress, grounding you in ancient Stoic principles. Learn how Marcus Aurelius’ calm in crisis and Epictetus’ clarity under pressure can sharpen your leadership today.
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