Tag: Leadership Skills

Being named the fifth HR Director for NASA’s Johnson Space Center last November was a humbling experience for me…especially when I considered the legacies left by our Mount Rushmore of Leaders.  So, I began to think…what kind of legacy do I want to leave with the organization?

Last week, we convened our HR Leadership Team retreat, and I talked with the team for the first time about what we should deliver over the next five years.  We’re focused on a long-term workforce strategy that provides the right “forward fills” for our Journey to Mars.  We want to prepare leaders at all levels for a successful future, and we want to emphasize Inclusive Leadership as a key skill.  Within HR, I want to emphasize a “Culture of Leadership.”  I explained that this involves aligning authorities with responsibilities; rewarding ideas and innovation; a round table (not hierarchical) approach to decision-making; and preparing the organization for the future.

To help with this idea, I listened to an on-line workshop by David Marquet last December and followed that by reading his book Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders during the Christmas break.  I really appreciated his story and advice and hope that you will too.

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Last year, I chose “Patience” as my Fruit of the Spirit focus for the year. So, when I ran across the book The Resiliency Advantage in our HR Development Office’s library, I picked it up.

Now, a year later, I’m dusting off the notes I took and sharing them with you.

There really is an advantage to being resilient as a leader. Highly resilient people are flexible, adapt to new circumstances quickly, and thrive in constant change. Most importantly, they expect to bounce back and feel confident they will.

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