Angela philp
ICF PCC Executive
Leadership CoacH
THE RESILIENCE EFFECT
A study of resilience in midlife women leaders :
The benefits. The costs. The outcomes.
Is being resilient really the compliment we think it is? And what lies beyond it?
Let me interview you about your relationship to resilience!
"You didn't get to where you are without being two things: driven by an ambitious mission, and incredibly resilient.
You’ve proven that perseverance, grit and/or an over-achieving focus get results.
But at what cost? And to whom?"
THE COST:
McKinsey's research is blunt: women leaders report burnout at meaningfully higher rates than men.
That’s bad enough, and what about the ones who don't burn out - the ones still standing, mentally and physically on high alert, who just keep going?
THE FLAW:
Resilience is not a model for permanent, compounding disruption
Resilience means bouncing back from adversity - like a rubber band, snapping back to the same shape, ready for the next hit. It's reactive by design.
No matter how it’s dressed up, by its nature, resilience puts the burden back on the individual to be ever stronger or more adaptable – sometimes to the unacceptable. In long-term complexity, this is not just costly, it’s unsustainable. If nothing else, it’s undesirable.
Why are we aspiring to this?
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS RESEARCH & APPROACH:
Beyond Resilience Interview Profile PDF
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MY WORK:
Wild Spirit Leadership