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Resilience: A Responsibility That Can't Be Delegated k ent r. h elWig , Fache Mos t of u s in the healthcare profession agree that we have an unusually Kent R. Helwig, FACHE, is president and CEO of Southwest Health System Inc. in Cortez, Colorado. K e nt R . H e lwig , FAC H E * 31 C o m m e n t a r y high level of exposure to adverse conditions and stress. no matter our position or role, we are all subject to similar stressors. each of us has an opportunity to improve and prosper from greater resilience, not only at work but also in our personal lives. the discussion of resilience in this issue of Frontiers is timely and an appropriate reminder of how leaders need to care for themselves, their families, their teammates, and their organization as healthcare delivery continues to evolve. How many times have we heard, for example, "children are so resilient, they can bounce back from anything"? at one point, a similar statement was probably made about each of us. What happened as we matured? Some individuals are highly resilient as adults, having maintained that childhood quality, but others seem ill-equipped to deal with disruption. Wicks and Buck, having researched the topic of management, leadership, and individual resilience, provide a helpful breakdown of the importance of resilience, both to an organization and to the individual and executive. and Spake and thompson have demonstrated how to translate the framework proposed by Wicks (2010) to practice at the system level.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013

Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013
Contents
Editorial
Riding the Dragon: Enhanching Resilient Leadership and Sensible Self-Care in the Healthcare Executive
Managing Resilience by Managing Purpose
Building Organizational and personal Resilience
Resilience: A Responsibility That Can't Be Delegated
Personal Resilience: A Gateway to Organizational Health and Progress
Response from Feature Aurthors

Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013