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Success is all about resilience

Exec Failure isn't the worst thing that can happen to a leader; in fact, it can actually help your career, psychologists suggest.

According to a recent BusinessWeek article, the learnable trait of self-efficacy - the ability to persevere through failure - can help separate the mediocre from the successful.

Psychologists say self-efficacy leaders - including Henry Ford, Walt Disney, Jack Welch and Steve Jobs - usually have a history of failures under their belt.

According the article: "When failure strikes, people with high self-efficacy learn from their errors and strengthen their resolve to succeed."

For more on resilience at work check out the ebook Resilience@Work, published by Management Press.

Posted on 10 June 2008 at 10:02 AM in Management & Leadership |

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