CHAPTER 2: THE CHALLENGES FOR MANAGERS OF BUILDING RESILIENCE IN THEMSELVES AND OTHERS

Introduction

In this chapter, we look at how to tell when you actively need to build your resilience and why people find this so difficult, and why increasing your own resilience and that of your team is important.

Case study

Pallia and her partner live together with their two children.

Pallia has been working from home since the first lockdown. Pallia works from a bedroom that has been converted into an office, and her partner, who also works from home, uses the kitchen table.

Pallia manages a team of six people, three of whom have been furloughed. The business she works for is struggling in the difficult economic circumstances. As the pandemic has progressed, ...

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