Abstract
Resiliency have a meaning of being flexible, adaptingto change, having a strong awareness, being optimistic and bounce back fromrisk, stress or uncertainty. The purpose of this study is to determine thepersonal characteristics of resilient leaders by using vignettes. The approachof this research is qualitative which was designed in two steps (structuredinterviews and vignette development). Based on the data gathering frominterviews, short vignettes were designed for future research purposes in this area.It was found that three personality characteristics (optimism, self-efficacyand self-esteem) will determine the resilient leader behavior in the sample ofbasketball organization. There are several limitations that should beassociated for this study. Firstly, structured interviews have the lowpopularity and participation. Secondly, as suggesting vignettes for this study,there is a lack of statistical data. This study is valuable to understand therelationship between personality characteristics and resilient leader behaviorin sports area.