Climbing the career ladder? 5 secrets to building resilience from leaders who were once in your shoes

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Building resilience is about taking risks and embracing opportunities.
• Everything you do in business is an opportunity to learn new skills.
• Look after yourself, support others, and try your very best.

Even the best leaders recognize that reaching the top involves overcoming significant hurdles. In fact, as five business leaders explained to ZDNET, those challenges are a key element of learning to become a great leader.

Up-and-coming professionals who embrace these trials, developing new skills and coping mechanisms, are most likely to continue climbing the career ladder.

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Here are five ways you can build your personal resilience as you look to move into senior management positions.

1. Go with the flow

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