We cut through the numbskullery and unpack what resilience really means, along with an associated characteristic: hardiness. These ideas are tremendously important for all of us. Specifically, we discuss:

- What resilience and hardiness are and why they matter

- Individual and environmental factors that influence resilience and hardiness

- Implications for people, leaders, and organizations

Links and Other Information

The Navy Leader Development Framework 3.0: click here

Building Your Resilience: APA article

More about resilience from Psychology Today

How People Learn to Become Resilient: article in the New Yorker

Bartone, P. T. (1999). Hardiness protects against war-related stress in Army Reserve forces. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 51(2), 72. Click here

Bartone, P. T. (2006). Resilience under military operational stress: can leaders influence hardiness?. Military psychology, 18(sup1), S131-S148. Click here

The Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: click here

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