5 Ways to Bounce Back From Leadership Failures

As a leader or CEO, you face a lot of pressure when it comes to your performance. Just one instance of mishandled public leadership failure could lead to the derailment of a successful career. Despite that fact, failure is part of life, and is something that we all encounter one way or another. We miss our goals or sales numbers, we’re late for our appointments or we disappoint someone we care about. Sometimes it’s completely our fault and sometimes it’s due to unforeseen circumstances. 

But either way, it’s important to remain resilient in the face of these setbacks. Resilience is what gets you back up after you have fallen down. After every setback you encounter you have the choice to quit or keep trying. It’s normal to feel fearful or overwhelmed, but what matters are the steps you take next. Will you let your doubts overcome you? Or will you lean into the fear and keep going?

Here are 5 ways you can bounce back after a bout of adversity:

1. Keep a positive attitude.

In the wake of a business failure it can be hard to keep a positive outlook. The resulting fallout might be an inevitable part of failure, but how long those negative emotions last is up to the individual. Failure is an opportunity for learning, but not many people see it that way especially if they have been largely successful in life. But instead of letting failure decrease your confidence, you should let it do the opposite as failure helps us become better people and better leaders.

2. Write a record of your wins.

Some days can be tough. This is why it can be an important resource for you to keep a daily or weekly record of your biggest accomplishments. This can be an important habit to cultivate since it’s easy to let the things that went wrong cloud your vision. By keeping a tangible record of your wins, you are creating a reminder of what you did well that you can keep going back to when needed.

3. Build up your resilience.

As we mentioned above, resiliency is a key skill that you should work hard to maintain. Being confident and flexible are also skills that have a lot to do with resiliency. Even if you know in your heart you are not a failure, it doesn’t make failing any less painful. Resilient individuals are able to develop a mental capacity which let’s them adapt to any adversity, bending instead of breaking. Accept, adapt and move forward. The more you bounce back from failure the easier it will be, the less daunting future challenges seem. 

4. Keep your eyes on the prize.

If you have big dreams and hopes of high achievement then failure is a part of that process. What’s essential is to step back and stay focused on your objectives. Re-evaluate what’s working and what’s not working, make some changes and get back on the horse. Resilient individuals see failure as a detour, not a stop sign. 

5. Lean on your support system.

It might seem like you are alone, but you’re not. You have people you can rely on, and people you can ask for help. Your inner circle usually consists of family, close friends and trusted peers. High achievers tend to see themselves as lone wolves, or that they must do everything on their own, but that’s just not true and can lead to bad burnout. Let your support system support you from time to time. 

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