Resilience refers to a person's psychological resistance - the ability to cope with difficult situations and recover from setbacks.
The 7 Pillars of Resilience
According to various models, resilience includes:
- Optimism: Positive basic attitude
- Acceptance: Accepting reality
- Solution orientation: Focus on possibilities
- Self-efficacy: Trust in own abilities
- Taking responsibility: Active life design
- Network orientation: Nurturing social relationships
- Future planning: Setting and pursuing goals
Resilience in the Work Context
At work, resilience is shown through:
- Handling peak stress
- Recovery after failures
- Flexibility with changes
- Constructive handling of criticism
Organizational Resilience
Companies can also be resilient:
- Learning ability of the organization
- Adaptability to changes
- Crisis management
- Redundancies and backup systems
Promoting Resilience
Individual level:
- Mindfulness training
- Stress management courses
- Coaching and supervision
- Work-life balance
Organizational level:
- Healthy leadership
- Resource strengthening
- Social support
- Risk assessment for stress reduction