Resilience Beyond Crisis with Lynn Perry Wooten

11/01/2023 28 min
Resilience Beyond Crisis with Lynn Perry Wooten

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We don't schedule the next crisis on our calendar so we can prepare. They just happen. Lynn Perry Wooten tells Kevin we need to frame the crisis as an opportunity; an opportunity to contain and move to learning and growing. Lynn suggests we look at the past and the future and look inside and outside our organizations. When we focus on the results of the crisis, we can lead our teams through them to success. Key Points 07:26 - Lynn Perry Wooten discusses the lessons we have learned (and continue to learn) through the pandemic.  10:35 - She talks about the crisis as a threat and opportunity.  12:41 - She explains how we can think forward to be prepared for the next crisis.  14:51 - She shares four ways to frame a crisis. Meet Lynn Name: Lynn Perry Wooten Her Story: Lynn Perry Wooten is the coauthor, with Erika H. James, of the Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient than Before. She a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, is the ninth president of Simmons University, and the first African American to lead the institution. Worth Mentioning: