Career resilience has been a hot topic for Singaporean workers that arose in recent years and will likely still be important for a long while.
Why does it matter? In his Budget 2023 speech in Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shared: “We are in an era of zero-sum thinking.
“It will be a world that is less hospitable to small economies like Singapore, which have long thrived on an open, rules-based multilateral system.”
“Singaporean workers, therefore, cannot assume that we can continue to be successful by doing the same things as we have in the past.”
He also shared why career resilience matters at an economic policy forum in 2022: “These days, most workers now will have multiple careers in their lifetimes, even in the rare case of somebody working in the same company throughout their lives, the work they do will likely evolve over time.”
But for some Singaporean workers, the very idea of resilience may still be a question mark.
What does that really mean, particularly in one’s professional and career space? Is it only for those who lose their jobs, or does it matter to even those in secure careers?
And how does one acquire and maintain resilience?
In this podcast, we host Jana Dawson, Head of Content and Learning at the School of Positive Psychology in Singapore, shares the “myths of resilience”- how Singaporeans get resilience wrong, and how to really be more resilient.
Listen to the podcast below and find out more!
Key highlights to listen to:
- (1:58) Fast and Furious’ Domenic Toretto vs James Bond: which Hollywood character is the better role model for resilience?
- (4:10) Good days vs bad days: How to be resilient despite career ups and downs
- (6:32) Learn the 3P’s to becoming more resilient, both personally and professionally
- (9:10) Going back to school or training courses mid-career: how to survive and excel despite feeling “sian”
