Resilience and Leadership

We encounter many events in life that cause us difficulties and stress. However, this situation should not be immediately despaired. Because these difficulties are the main thing that improve our mind and abilities, like the growth of strained muscles. In other words, we learn when we fail in the face of difficulties and improve ourselves as we learn. Stress comes into play at this point and makes it easier for us to focus, avoid danger, and achieve results. However, it is a known fact that being stressed for a long time can cause health problems. Therefore, we need to raise the level of psychological resilience as soon as possible in order not to harm our body. Raising this level allows us to withstand stress and use it to our advantage. The importance of this is better understood in the financial and banking sectors and managerial positions where stress is high. For this reason, in this article, firstly, the answer to the question of what resilience means will be given, then the benefits of having a high level of psychological resilience will be explained, and finally, its relationship with leadership will be discussed.