10 Takeaways from the European Conference on Positive Psychology

10 Takeaways from the European Conference on Positive Psychology

We were invited to attend and present at the 2024 European Conference on Positive Psychology. Charlotte shares her top 10 takeaways.

What's wrong with resilience?

What's wrong with resilience?

It seems like everyone, and every organisation, wants to become more resilient at the moment.

When I’m asked to talk about, and train people, on building resiliency, I find that I’m often starting at a disadvantage.

The ideas that people have about what resilience means - at least from a scientific perspective - are often both mistaken and fixed. The common misconception about resilience is that it is the ability to remain strong, stoic and defiant in the face of challenge and adversity.