A career-resilient workforce

What is Resilience?

Resilience is the ability to recover and adapt to stressors and challenges. In other words, is like an inner strength that helps you recover and bounce forward. Resilience at the workplace helps employees grow and develop fast and profit from their mistakes. Given the evolving nature of organisations and the VUCA world in which we live, growing resilience is a key strategic priority

Its Importance today

Never has Resilience been more important than today. Some people today still mourn the end of the ‘One Job, One Company’ era. The covenant between employer and employee is no longer permanent. Life-long and full-time jobs have long passed their expiry date.

The pandemic has only accelerated an already emerging trend. Employees have had to deal with unemployment, downsizing, layoffs, furloughs, restructuring etc. We are seeing a shift in focus from employment to employability. We are living in a skills-based economy. Employees can no longer cling desperately to one job, one company, or even one career path.

It’s said ‘Fire is the test of gold, and adversity builds character. Attitudes, not just skills, determine whether you make the ‘cut’ at the workplace. Self-awareness, reflection, situational awareness, and the way we handle stress and challenges. We are good predictors of success on the job.

Resilience and Employee Wellbeing

Resilience plays an important part in employee wellbeing. It leads to decreased stress and burnout, and better work engagement. as well as better job satisfaction and commitment.

The opportunities for growth, development and self-learning keep employees engaged and energised. This tait helps peak performance.

Some traits of Resilient Employees

• Optimistic Outlook
• A realistic understanding of opportunities and limitations
• Patience
• Strong sense of Humour
• High tolerance to negative outcomes
• High level of agility and adaptability

Success at the workplace is measured by the obstacles one has overcome, and the adversity that has not kept you down.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache,
carries with it, the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
Napoleon Hill