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FEATURE
SEPTEMBER 2014
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How adaptable are you?

We've all met them – the person who seems to easily manage and absorb changes

or the leader who builds credibility and trust through times of turmoil.

The questions below are used by 3. Are you focused?
5. Are you lexible in 7. Are you proactive?

Human Resources to help employees social situations?
evaluate themselves on the resiliency You have a clear vision of what
You enjoy trying new things and
you want to achieve, and a
You have strong social bonds and are challenging yourself. You explore
spectrum against ive key traits –
positive, focused, lexible, sense of purpose and focus in life. comfortable in a variety of social unfamiliar situations rather than
When things are turbulent, you
situations. During change, you avoiding them. You are willing to
organized and proactive.
set clear priorities about what needs recognize your interdependence with take action when you are not sure
1. Are you positive to be done and keep attention others, and are willing and able to of the outcome.

about the world directed toward the task without call on others for support or Never Rarely
becoming distracted.
around you?
assistance when necessary.
Sometimes Always
Most of the time
Never
Rarely
Never Rarely
You see the world as complex but Sometimes Always _____________________________
Sometimes Always
illed with opportunity. During Most of the time
Most of the time
disruption, you are able to see Now what?
opportunities and new possibilities 6. Are you organized?
4. Are you lexible when

rather than focusing on the problems Review your answers, and decide on it comes to how you
and potential dangers in a situation.
When faced with an ambiguous one or two characteristics to focus
problem or an unfamiliar situation, think about things?
your attention. Build an action plan Never Rarely
you quickly set about developing a for developing these characteristics.
You are open-minded, creative, and
structured approach to address it. Sometimes Always
comfortable with paradoxes and Most of the time
You enjoy creating order out of Here are some questions to get ambiguity. When dealing with new or
chaos and developing effective you started:
disruptive situations, you gather 2. Are you positive
systems for sequencing and What speciic steps can information from a variety of different
about yourself?
structuring tasks and information.
you take to strengthen perspectives and try creative
approaches to problem-solving.
You believe you are valuable and
these charateristics?
Never Rarely
capable. You are conident in your Sometimes Always
Is there someone you can ask Never Rarely ability to capitalize on opportunities.
for coaching or support?
Sometimes Always Most of the time
Regardless of what a situation may
Whom can you share this plan Most of the time
bring, you know you can ind a way

with to make sure you commit to succeed.
to your actions?
Never Rarely

You can learn more about being a Sometimes Always
Most of the time
resilient leader, and leading your
team through change, by taking

Leading People Through Change
(available via the LSO).

ACCORDING TO YOU.

A Have Your Say poll on the Core, Aug. 4-8, asked: Do you consider yourself adaptable? Here are the results:

Sometimes. Depends
Always
Most of the time
on what’s changing
Rarely
Not at all

33%
50%
14%
1%
3%