The document discusses the concept of resourcefulness. It defines resourcefulness as the ability to dig deep and find personal qualities to deal with difficult situations in a way that benefits all involved. The document notes that resourcefulness is important in today's rapidly changing world where collaborative leadership is needed to build effective teams and manage complexity. It suggests people need to learn how to access their full range of resourcefulness by understanding their personal qualities and how they are manifested. Contact information is provided to learn more.

1. Resourcefulness
Beyond Strength and Weakness
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2. Why Resourcefulness?
In a rapidly changing world..................
“It is not the strongest of the species
that survives, nor the most intelligent
that survives. It is the one that is the
most adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin
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3. In A Rapidly Changing World
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4. What Is Resourcefulness?
(Traditional Definitions)
1. The quality of being able to cope with a difficult
situation
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The ability to deal with unusual problems
3. Being full of initiative and good at problemsolving, especially in difficult situations
Sources: various dictionaries
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5. What does resourcefulness look like?
(Traditonal View)
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6. What Is Resourcefulness?
(New Definition)
“Resourcefulness is the ability to dig deep inside
yourself to find the personal quality that will help
you deal with the most difficult situation to the
highest interest of everybody involved.”
Dene Stuart
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7. Why Is This important?
• Command and Control leadership is on the way out.
(We have to manage by positive influence)
• Collaborative partnerships are the way forward
(We have to be able to get people to work with us)
• Team building is a skill we all need to learn
(We have to get more from people working together)
• Managing complexity is the new time management
(We all have to fit more into our days)
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8. Can You Access The Full Range Of
Your Resourcefulness?
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9. Personal Qualities
Source: ResourcefulMe
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10. Personal Quality Manifestations
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11. Personal Quality Manifestations
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14. We Have To Learn How To Access The
Full Range Of Our Resourcefulness
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15. ResourcefulMe
Available at www.amazon.co.uk
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16. To learn more about your Resourcefulness
Contact
dene.stuart@iwanttobe.co.uk