Resourcefulness

Beyond Strength and Weakness

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Why Resourcefulness?

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In a rapidly changing world..................

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

Charles Darwin

In A Rapidly Changing World

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GrowRelevant

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Resourcefulness

What Is Resourcefulness?(Traditional Definitions)

1. The quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation

2.  The ability to deal with unusual problems

3. Being full of initiative and good at problem-solving, especially in difficult situations

Sources: various dictionaries

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What does resourcefulness look like?

(Traditonal View)

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What Is Resourcefulness?(New Definition)

“Resourcefulness is the ability to dig deep inside yourself to find the personal quality that will help you deal with the most difficult situation to the highest interest of everybody involved.”

Dene Stuart

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Why Is This important?

• Command and Control leadership is on the way out. (We have to manage by positive influence)

• Collaborative partnerships are the way forward(We have to be able to get people to work with us)

• Team building is a skill we all need to learn (We have to get more from people working together)

• Managing complexity is the new time management (We all have to fit more into our days)

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Can You Access The Full Range Of Your Resourcefulness?

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Personal QualitiesSource: ResourcefulMe

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Personal Quality Manifestations

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Personal Quality Manifestations

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We Have To Learn How To Access The Full Range Of Our

Resourcefulness

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ResourcefulMe

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To learn more about your Resourcefulness

Contact

dene.stuart@iwanttobe.co.uk