Resilience is defined as the ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc. This has been a hot topic over the last few years and goodness knows we have all been put to the test. Resiliency is not necessarily a trait that comes naturally, but luckily it can be taught and developed with proper exercises. We just need to flex our resiliency muscles.
Often called the ‘father of positive psychology’, Martin E.P. Seligman has developed his PERMA resilience training program over the past 30 years. His major research was focused on applying this method to military personnel who had experienced a traumatic event. In this groundbreaking research, he used the following tools:
Positive emotion;
Engagement;
Relationships;
Meaning; and
Accomplishment.
While some of the ideas proposed in each of these subjects may be a bit intangible, through proper application soldiers were able to mentally recover from trauma much more quickly than others.
Resilience training in the workplace has proved to not only benefit employees’ well being and mindset, but can also increase profits. One study of a two-month-long resilience training program resulted in a $1,846 gain per person for the company due to reduced presenteeism. Take a few minutes to read this article, listen to the associated interview, and even watch a video. We can all benefit from resilience training in our own lives, but see if it can help boost your business too.