By David Chan, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioural Sciences Initiative, Singapore Management University
Understanding adaptability: What's resilience got to do with it?
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Adaptability is the ability to adjust to change and uncertainty. It allows individuals and organisations to navigate their way through shifting circumstances, unforeseen challenges, and ever-changing environments.
David Chan, Lee Kong Chian Professor of Psychology and Director of the Behavioural Sciences Initiative at the Singapore Management University talks about challenges to adapting and being resilient in an uncertain world. The willingness to adapt, not just the ability to adapt, counts too. In his advisory role to organisations and governments around the world, he often talks about the importance of principled adaptive leadership. One must be adaptive and principled, otherwise being just flexible can lead to a perception that the leadership is hypocritical.
Prof Chan highlights several key advances and applications at the individual, organisational and societal levels and identifies emerging issues in research, policy and practice contexts.
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About the author
David Chan is a Lee Kong Chian Professor of Psychology and the Director of Behavioural Sciences Initiative at Singapore Management University. His research focuses on Research Methods & Data Analysis, Behavioural Sciences & Public Policy, Well-being and Quality of Life, Personal Selection, Adaptation to Changes at Work and Organisational Health & Workplace Climate.