Psychology at Work,
Empowering Performance

Successful organisations recognise the need to make the most of their best asset, their people. Psychology is increasingly being used in the workplace to develop resilient staff who can adapt easily to change, and to help boost productivity through increased motivation and engagement.

Challenge of Change

Thriving, or just surviving?

An article written by Dr Derek Roger in HRINZ HumanResources magazine, August/September 2008.  

An analogy that is often used to describe resilience is keeping your head above water. What happens when the flood rises?  Presumably, resilience then means being able to hold your breath longer.  This isn’t resilience, this is just surviving.  What resilience is really about is knowing there’s no water to keep your head above.

Download the full two page article here.  Surviving Part 1 Surviving Part 2

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