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3 Ways Tenacity Is Different Than Resilience (And Why It Matters for Leaders)
Many leaders participated in resilience training during and after the pandemic. While that is definitely important, resilience is actually only the tip of the iceberg to allow you to bounce back after adversity. In our work at Tenacious Leadership Institute, we’ve witnessed the power of tenacity in leadership and feel confident when saying it is a more suitable and fruitful path than simply building your resilience. Working with over 83,000 leaders around the globe, we have found that it is actually leadership tenacity that creates a strong foundation for action, decision-making, collaboration and results. I’d like to invite you to consider developing your tenacity which is a more proactive, sustainable approach to how you lead and live.
3 Ways Tenacity Helps You Navigate an Inflection Point
As leaders, inflection points can be the most challenging things to navigate. You understand how critical it is to make the right decision at the right time. Otherwise, the consequences could be dire. At Tenacious Leadership Institute, we focus on building a deeper sense of tenacity (our definition includes presence, focus, commitment, determination and renewal) to ensure that you are successful at inflection points and with any other changes you may need to lead.
It’s Time to Redefine Leadership Tenacity to Prevent Burning Yourself Out
With all the challenges you face each day, it’s easy to feel like burnout is inevitable. In fact, according to Zippia Research, 89% of workers have experienced burnout in the past year which includes physical fatigue, cognitive weariness, emotional exhaustion, lack of interest/motivation and lack of effort. This statistic includes leaders as well as employees! As a leader, you have an opportunity to redefine how you work and what tenacity looks like for yourself and others. In doing so, you can begin to turn the tide of deep exhaustion everyone is feeling so that you can get back to doing great things in your team and organization.
Are You Actually As Tenacious As You Think You Are?
Often, we’re taught that surviving something means that we handled it tenaciously. But just because we survived something doesn't mean we did so tenaciously. So, what does it actually mean to have tenacity? Tenacious leadership can help you stay energized and avoid burnout even while managing the most challenging situations. It’s a deeper level of capacity than resilience offers. When we’re tenacious, we grow despite crisis or change. But when we simply white-knuckle our way through, we’re practicing more short-term resilience.
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