Leadership Resilience: How to Thrive During Turbulent Times

In today’s disruptive and turbulent world, resilience is a crucial characteristic of any high-performing leader. A resilient leader is able to recover from setbacks and overcome adversities – ensuring a successful and long-lasting career.

Whether you’re an emerging, aspiring, or seasoned leader, this microcredential will help you build strong, resilient teams with the critical leadership skills you need for challenging times. Work through engaging modules at your own pace, starting any time from 7 October 2024 onwards with three specified assessment hand-in dates over the academic year.

At the end of the microcredential, you’ll gain accreditation from Nottingham Business School (NBS), part of Nottingham Trent University, to certify your leadership skills. NBS is a world leader in experiential learning and has expertly designed this microcredential to arm you with the key skills, knowledge, and experience for a rewarding and fulfilling leadership career.

Develop your leadership skills

Using a research, evidence-based approach, you’ll explore the concept of resilience as well as related theories such as grit and mental toughness.

With this knowledge, you’ll understand what it takes to become a well-rounded leader.

Understand the positive psychology behind resilience and thriving

When times are challenging, especially over the long term, we don’t just want to cope, we want to be able to thrive.

On this microcredential, you’ll learn the positive psychology behind resilience and thriving to help you gain the skills to adapt during turbulent times.

Explore effective strategies for dealing with stress, adversity, and trauma

As you expand your understanding of stress and trauma, you’ll explore strategies for overcoming the adversities you’ll inevitably face in your leadership career.

Armed with these strategies, you’ll be able to successfully navigate challenges and high-stakes situations.

Learn how to develop team resilience

Once you know how to build your own resilience, you’ll learn how to support your team in developing theirs.

Leaders are instrumental in creating an environment and culture in which people can thrive. You’ll reflect on what you can do as a leader to create this kind of working environment.

By the end of this microcredential, you’ll be a resilient and adaptable leader ready to tackle any challenge you may face in your career.

How will resilience help me in my leadership development?

Resilience is a key differentiator in successful leadership. Leaders need to be able to recover from setbacks, cope with challenging situations, adapt, and lead people through difficult times. This applies whatever stage you are at in your leadership career.

In addition to societal factors, leaders may face their own personal challenges, stress, and trauma throughout their careers. Building resilience will help you achieve success in both your professional and personal life.

How will I be assessed?

You will complete a 2000-word essay which will feature an action plan. This reflection has been designed to assess your knowledge of the learning outcomes.

When you feel ready, you can decide when to complete this assessment. Upon successful completion, you’ll receive your university credits once you’ve handed in your assessment on one of the following select dates:

• Monday 3rd February 2025
• Monday 12th May 2025
• Monday 8th September 2025

Will I receive university credits?

You’ll receive 10 UK level 7 credits in completing this online microcredential. These credits are obtained once you’ve successfully completed your assessment on multiple, select dates.

Nottingham Business School (NBS) is part of Nottingham Trent University and has achieved both EQUIS and AACSB accreditation – the highest international benchmark of excellence for business schools. NBS is also only one of nine UK business schools recognised as a PRME Champion (United Nations Principles of Responsible Management Education).