Becoming Resilient to the Point of Appreciating Failure

Confidence & Self-AwarenessWell-being & BalanceAll employees≈ 25 min

Key skill: Resilience

Summary

Transform your relationship with failure so you stop enduring it: see it as a useful experience, readjust your goals to relieve the pressure, and cultivate the conviction that everything — even a setback — can serve you.

Target audience

Anyone looking to build resilience, agility and accountability

Learning objectives

Ground yourself in a lasting foundation of resilience
Cultivate the thoughts and beliefs that foster resilience
Adopt the attitudes of the most resilient people
Readjust your goals to defuse the risk of failure

Module outline

ArticlesFailure can be a source of redirection: examples of successful career pivots · Overcoming the fear of failure: the downward arrow technique · The beliefs of non-resilient people vs. resilient people
Expert videoPresentation of the key concepts behind failure as a mental construct, and the means to break free from it
AnchoringQuiz and True/False to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

Downward arrow technique; distinction between controllable goal and expected outcome; breaking a goal into steps; self-deprecating humour.

Research-based

Companies cited for championing the right to fail: Galeries Lafayette, Crystal Group and Facebook (slogans and values charters).