Leading in Uncertain Times: Professional Resilience for Individuals, Teams and Organizations

By Amy E. Forbes

While traits like courage and vision are vital in today's complex world, professional resilience--the ability to stay effective and grounded during adversity--is becoming essential for sustainable success.

This book serves as a practical guide to help professionals lead effectively in these turbulent times. Professional resilience addresses several critical challenges: preventing leader burnout, mitigating team fragmentation, driving organizational adaptability, strengthening crisis response, and boosting employee engagement. This book is a timely, comprehensive, and actionable guide for navigating today's volatile world by positioning professional resilience not just as a coping tool, but as a strategic, learnable leadership mindset. It integrates current global disruptions with useful frameworks and personal narratives, helping leaders at every level to cultivate and embed resilience into organizations, teams, and ultimately themselves. More than a leadership manual, it is a realistic yet hopeful toolkit to transform adversity into forward momentum in both professional and personal spheres.

This strategic playbook for thriving in a fast-changing and demanding world is ideal for formal leaders such as managers, executives, or team leads, and informal influencers who shape culture and drive progress within their organization, as well as coaches and consultants who support personal and organizational transformation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041154518
• ISBN13: 9781041154518
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages