Resilience
The art of optimizing our interaction with change
It is said that “what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.” However, the strength we gain in the face of adversity can go in two directions: it can help us develop essential qualities, both personally and professionally, or, conversely, it can leave us exhausted and overwhelmed.
How do we relate to change? Is resilience a skill that anyone can cultivate? And, above all, can every crisis be an opportunity for learning and growth?
Being resilient means more than overcoming obstacles—it means coming back stronger, more adaptable, and more aware of your own resources. In this article, we explore what resilience really means and how we can turn it into an essential asset in today’s world.
Course objectives
- Understanding the process of change – how it influences us and how we react to change
- Discovering your personal style of managing change – test
- Assimilating and applying the concept of resilience – Defining resilience and integrating it into your professional and personal life for better adaptability.
- Developing robust and flexible strategies for resilience – Creating a set of practical tools to navigate difficult and unpredictable situations effectively.
- Optimizing interaction with change through self-care – Building healthy habits that support emotional, mental, and physical balance, contributing to sustainable resilience.
Course modules
- What does change essentially represent, and why do we react to it the way we do?
- How important (inevitable?) is change?
- The process of change: an analysis
- Mechanisms of resistance to change
- Your own style of managing change (test)
- Sustainable change, or how to build and maintain an open mindset toward continuous transformation in a VUCA world
- Goals and motivation: synergies and challenges
- Area of control, the ability to “zoom out,” and ways to develop realistic optimism about the future
- How to develop supportive relationships to better cope with change
- Developing emotional regulation skills by identifying and leveraging personal strengths
- Healthy routines and ritualizing new habits for mental and physical well-being
Cristina Balaciu (Fășie)
Training ManagerCristina has joined Ascent Group in 2022, thanks to cumulated expertise in the non-profit and business sectors. As a graduate of Communication Science programs at the “University of the West” in Timișoara, Cristina has gained professional ground first in the private sector, working as a project manager (and beyond) within “Youth in Action” and “Erasmus+” (European Commission-funded) projects. She has coordinated international teams and collaborated with both local and cross-continental stakeholders.
5 years into her NGO activity, Cristina expanded her management skills by transitioning to the corporate area. To her previous roles as manager she added People Development Coordinator for a multinational company in the automotive industry.
In her work, she’s become trained/certified on a multitude of topics from the soft skills complex, ranging from communication and conflict management to emotional intelligence and personal development.
