MAY 2019
Resilience at Work—Focus on Thriving, Not Just Surviving
When we talk about resilience, many people conjure up a mental image of a lighthouse bracing itself against crashing waves and sending out its beacon of light across a stormy sea—or maybe a windswept, twisted tree clinging to life in a dry, forbidding environment.
“That might be one way to look at resilience, but it’s not very realistic if you’re talking about resilience in terms of today’s business environment,” says David Witt, a senior researcher with The Ken Blanchard Companies. “Resilience at work is about thriving—not just surviving.”