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Employers seek resilient staff but fail to prevent burnout

Business leaders prioritize hiring resilient workers while failing to provide support that prevents employee burnout.

Employers look for resilient staff—then leave them to burn out
File photo Employers look for resilient staff—then leave them to burn out Photo: Phys.org

Hiring managers value resilience highly

Many hiring managers cite resilience as the single most important quality for new recruits. Research interviews indicate that a lack of this trait is often the primary reason hires fail within a team.

Companies lack development plans

Bosses select candidates based on resilience yet have no strategy to build that capacity in their groups. Instead of training, organizations wait for a crisis to see who survives and then label them resilient.

Selection creates self sabotage

Choosing staff with this trait while simultaneously eroding it through poor conditions acts as self sabotage. Waiting for adversity to teach resilience is treated as a gamble rather than a sound business strategy.

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