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Built to Adapt: Better Every Day

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Life coach and speaker gives motivational talk.

In the first of the webinar series for 2021, on 24 February, Dr Alex Granger asked the more than 340 alumni attendees to consider the Choluteca Bridge in Honduras. It is situated in an extreme weather zone built to withstand the worst of mother nature’s onslaughts. In 1988 it withstood Hurricane Mitch – the second-deadliest Altantic hurricane on record — while other infrastructure was devastated and over 11 000 fatalities were recorded. Dr Granger – considered one of the top leadership coaches and speakers — asked what the point of an unbreakable bridge was, that lead nowhere. Although a great landmark, the bridge offered a metaphor for what happens when one fails to adapt to life’s “changing currents”. He said the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated the need to adjust to change with flexibility in all areas. Dr Alex Granger

Dr Granger’s talk — peppered with corporate ancedotes, motivational quotes, practical applications to improve one’s creative imagination – and even a quiz for participants to access their levels of “grit”— offered helpful pointers. Alumni responded with comments such as “I was so close to shutting down my two-year business and I am rethinking that”; “I wish my team knew some of these lesson you’ve spoken about” and “this is what I needed”. Dr Granger even obliged alumni who asked — and broke out in song at the end of the webinar. Access full webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFhU4I_uQJ0

References from Dr Granger’s talk include:

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