Resilience & Adaptability in Today’s Workplace
We talk a lot about the technical skills when it comes to employability. The skills you learn during training or apprenticeship programmes are of course essential to securing employment and being able to do your job properly. But what about the “soft skills”?
“IN TODAYS WORLD WHERE WE MOVE FAST AND THINGS ARE CHANGING ALL THE TIME, BEING ABLE TO RECOVER, RESET AND RESPOND CONSTRUCTIVELY WHEN SETBACKS HAPPEN IS WHAT HELPS YOU SUCCED IN YOUR CAREER AND ARE SKILLS EMPLOYERS DESIRE.”
Soft skills are the skills you need to be able to communicate and collaborate with others effectively. At work, these skills are critical to ensuring safety, and are important for productivity and performance too.
Understanding that we are all different, and that we have different ways we prefer to communicate with others - whether that’s explaining something to someone, receiving feedback from a manager or empathising with someone over a difficult situation – is key to succeeding in today’s workplace. When we can understand and appreciate the differences and strengths of others instead of being frustrated by our different approaches, we can work well together, get the job done properly and most importantly feel good at what we do.
“SOFT SKILLS ARE THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS EFFECTIVELY.”
Resilience and adaptability are part of these essential “soft skills”. In today’s world where we move fast and things are changing all the time, being able to recover, reset and respond constructively when setbacks happen is what helps you succeed in your career and are skills that employers desire.
Being resilient and adaptable helps you to:
Stay calm and focused under pressure
Respond positively when things change
Approach setbacks with a solutions focused mindset instead of blaming others
Communicate and collaborate effectively with different people
“RESILIENCE AND ADAPTABILITY ARE PART OF THESE ESSENTIAL SOFT SKILLS”
At LearnLing, we help people build these skills that enhance employability and allow for stronger, more cohesive teamwork. This reduces misunderstandings and creates a positive ripple effect that strengthens culture across the business. By blending engaging theory with games, discussion and relatable workplace scenarios, we journey through our 6 pillars of emotional intelligence through the lens of our four colour model to help people become more confident, capable and workplace ready.