Bounce-back-ability: building your resilience as a volunteer manager
“The being able to bounce back from setbacks and stay effective in the face of tough
demands and difficult circumstances”
What bounce-back-ability is
Inner psychological attitude
Result of relationship between personal experience
and environment
Ordinary
An attitude we can grow and develop
Everyone's experience is different
What it isn’t
Not a 'personality trait' that some people have
and others don't
The ability to share difficult feelings with trusted
others
A 'heroic' person who suppresses difficult feelings
Extraordinary
A set point for life
There is only one way of demonstrating bounceback-ability
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References:
Cooper C et al (2013) Building Resilience For Success: Basingstoke: UK; Palgrave
Yerkes RM, Dodson JD (1908). "The relation of strength of stimulus to rapidity of habit-formation". Journal of Comparative
Neurology and Psychology
Maddi S and Khoshaba D (2005) Resilience At Work; how to survive no matter what life throws at you: New York, USA:
Amacom
Cooper, C (2011) Building Morale and Motivation : Robertson Cooper: UK
Bounce-back-ability: building your resilience as a volunteer manager
What needs to be in place for something to be able to
bounce freely, regularly and effectively?
Propulsion
Passion, determination, belief in self, sense of purpose
Challenge
Connect with others to re-invigorate
Elasticity
Positive mental attitude, flexibility, adaptability
Control
Personal well being
Clear objectives and direction
Velocity
Commitment
Realistic timescales and speed
Psychologists Maddi and Khoshaba found that people able to bounce back freely, regularly and effectively
demonstrated the psychological attitudes of Commitment, Control and Challenge
Bounce-back-ability: building your resilience as a volunteer manager
Social/Emotional
Physical
Exercise, nutrician, sleep
Anything to do with the physical
body
Relationships, going out with friends
and family, being a member of a
club, association or committee
Anything that is to do with other
people
Spirtual
Intellectual
Mindfullness, meditation, yoga,
music, faith
Learning something new, writing,
reading, studying
Anything that is values based
Any mental activity
Four
Dimensions of
Renewal