15.1 Maintaining personal resilience

Question 1

There is an increasing need for r________ in the modern workplace to manage s______.

Answer 1

resilience

stress

Question 2

The 21st century governance professional must begin to see themselves as a corporate a______.

Answer 2

athlete

Question 3

Stress can affect us at the level of demands, cognitive a_________ or stress s_________.

Answer 3

appraisals

symptoms

Question 4

Resilience is defined as the ability to bounce back from a__________.

Answer 4

adversity

Question 5

Resilient individuals exhibit a number of key physical, m_______, emotional and s_______ attributes that they have acquired from both nature and n_______.

Answer 5

mental
social
nurture

Question 6

There are a variety of resilience t_________ that one can learn and apply to one’s work and life.

Answer 6

techniques

Question 7

Companies are increasingly implementing resilience programmes to support e_________ well-being and p___________. However, these have not reached the b__________ in any meaningful way yet.

Answer 7

emotional
performance
boardroom

Question 8

In addition to individual competencies, tools and t___________, company secretary resilience is also influenced by their role s__________, their chair’s style and relationship, and by the board c_______.

Answer 8

techniques
structure
culture