Resilience has been the leadership buzzword for years.
But resilience shifts depending on the times we’re living in.
During the pandemic, resilience meant coping with restrictions and uncertainty.
During organisational restructures, it often meant absorbing pressure and carrying on.
And today, in the face of global instability, resilience alone isn’t enough.
What we need is adaptability.
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Adaptability is more than bouncing back; it’s adjusting with awareness and choice.
It’s noticing when the ground has shifted, loosening your grip on what no longer fits, and finding new ways forward without losing sight of your values and purpose.
The leaders who adapt best don’t just “go with the flow” blindly. They adapt consciously, checking:
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Is this aligned with our purpose?
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Does this strategy bring people together?
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Are we holding both ethics and delivery at the same time?
Because adaptability without values is just survival.
But adaptability anchored in purpose is what moves people forward together.
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This week’s Leadership Reflection
Think about your own definition of resilience.
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How has it shifted in the last few years?
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Where are you being asked to adapt right now?
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How can you make sure your adaptation is aligned with what matters most?
Click here download your editable journal page.
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An Appreciation Initiative
To deepen this conversation, I’m starting a new initiative: What Great Humanitarian Leadership Looks Like.
It’s a way to pause and appreciate the leaders who’ve shown us what conscious adaptability really looks like in practice, leaders who held both ethics and delivery when it mattered most.
If you’d like to take part, here’s what the 30-minute call includes:
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A short coaching reflection to notice what’s most present for you right now (a pause many people find clarifying in itself) (not recorded).
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A recorded audio or video reflection where you share a story in response to one of these prompts:
• “The best humanitarian leader I worked with did ___, and here’s what changed.”
• "Someone who showed me what true leadership looked like that differed from anything I had experienced before, that I took as a leadership lesson.”
• “A tough decision I witnessed, and how the leader held ethics + delivery.”
No preparation needed, I’ll guide you, and together we’ll capture a story that both honours your experience and inspires others.
 If you’d like to be part of this appreciation initiative, book a short call with me here .
With you,
Linda
Founder of Touching Distance
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