personal development
FOCUS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
Resilience is a reactive state. It occurs after a positive or negative
situation has been experienced, and focuses on how
one responds to that situation. Those who are resilient
are able to take a positive experience and use it to help
build their self-efficacy, hope and optimism, which are the key
components of Psychological Capital (PsyCap) according to Dr.
Fred Luthans. They are also able recover quickly from obstacles,
challenges and setbacks they may encounter personally or in the
pursuit of accomplishing a task or goal. It is an internally driven
response to externally driven situations.
Being resilient is a capability that can be developed, measured
and managed. For organizations, focusing on the positive PsyCap
of its employees can facilitate performance improvement. Building
PsyCap involves interventions that support and develop efficacy,
hope and optimism, which all contribute to being resilient. These
capabilities interact synergistically and promote overall wellbeing
for both the individual and the organization.
EFFICACY
Self-efficacy is knowing that you can rely on your strengths, skills
and abilities to successfully accomplish a task or goal. A belief
in one’s own abilities is critical to self-efficacy and this involves
building confidence and developing a healthy self-regard. Positive
experiences provide us with the opportunity to build our assets
By Rumeet Billan
EMOTIONAL
RESILIENCE,
Deconstructed
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