These Myths About Resilience Are Holding Us Back At Work
By Andrew Shatte', PhD
In a
New York Times Magazine column late last year, Parul Sehgal wrote critically of the "prosaic popularity" of the term "resilience." These days, he isn't wrong. We
hear about resilience so often that it's being steadily emptied of all practical meaning.
Which is both a shame and an irony—because it's precisely in the workplace, where "resilience" has been reduced to such a buzzword, that it can do the most potential good. Instead, the prevailing myths that the concept's popularization have generated are holding us back from becoming more adaptive, productive, and (yes) resilient.
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About the Author
Andrew Shatté
Dr. Andrew Shatté is co-founder and Chief Knowledge Officer of meQuilibrium, with a 35-year career devoted to defining, measuring, and boosting resilience. A sought-after speaker with over 3,000 keynote addresses, he holds faculty positions at the University of Arizona, Boston College, and WashU, and has trained leaders across organizations including GE Aerospace, NASA, and Merck, as well as U.S. government, intelligence, and military personnel. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where he contributed to the earliest work in positive psychology, and is co-author of The Resilience Factor and meQuilibrium: 14 Days to Cooler, Calmer, & Happier.
