Table 2

Session framework and plans

Session titleMajor conceptsStudent prep and readingsExperiential exercises
Resilience: conceptual foundations (75 minutes)Definitions of resilience
PsyCap and its connection to resilience
Leadership resilience skills
Identities, gender, and resilience
Harvard Business Review readings
Articles on resilience and leadership
Reflection Paper
Guest Speaker
Resiliency Plan and Assignment (Appendix A)
Group Exercise
Full Class Exercise and Discussion
MRT course overview (75 minutes)Adapted from the U.S. Army Master Resilience Trainer (MRT) Course that was created to foster resilience
6 core competencies: self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strengths of character, connection
14 specific skills that foster resilience (each connects to a core competency)
  • Goal Setting

  • Hunt the Good Stuff

  • Activating Event, Thought, Consequence

  • Energy Management

  • Avoid Thinking Traps

  • Detect Icebergs

  • Problem Solving

  • Put It in Perspective

  • Mental Games

  • Real-Time Resilience

  • Identify Character Strengths in Self and Others

  • Challenges and LDRSHP

  • Assertive Communication

  • Effective Praise and Active Constructive Reporting

MRT Course readings
Reflection Paper
U.S. Army Master Resilience Trainer Guest Speaker
Group Exercise
Full Class Exercise and Discussion
Personalized resilience plan and reflections (75 minutes)Time Off and Recharging: Foundational to Resilience
Measuring Our Resilience
Self-Leadership, Self-Action Leadership, and Resilience
Harvard Business Review readings
Case Studies (Women and Self-Leadership and Self-Action Leadership) from Sage Business Cases
Reflection Paper
Guest Speaker
Group Exercise: Case Analyses
Full Class Exercise and Discussion

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