Stop telling employees to be resilient

Lizz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy, MIT Sloan Management Review, 25 April 2022

Resilience, or the ability to withstand hardship and bounce back from difficult events, is useful when it comes to work. But, too often, it’s presented in a way that overlooks structural issues and instead encourages employees to grin and bear whatever tough stuff comes their way — and to do so on their own, without disturbing their colleagues. There’s a difference between leaders demanding that everyone be mentally tough and actually helping them take care of their mental health…

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