Are You Resilient?

It is never easy to hear that you are not meeting expectations. I have known employees that could not recover from a poor performance review. I have also witnessed people gracefully accept some pretty harsh criticism and miraculously use the feedback to their advantage. The world will deal some harsh blows and your ego will likely get bruised many times in the course of your career. That makes resiliency a quality worth cultivating. Here are five steps for recovering from taking a hit at work:

Take it in
You don’t have to agree with everything you…