Resilience is the ability to recover easily or adapt quickly to changes, flexibility is the ability to adjust to short-term changes quickly and calmly, to effectively deal with unexpected problems or tasks, and agility is being flexible, being quick to adapt and respond to a constantly changing world.

Why?

A WEF survey of over 800 employers found that 67% of employers recognised resilience, flexibility and agility as a crucial skill, increasing to 94% of employers in industries such as Insurance and Pensions Management.

'Resilience provides the foundation for effective leadership, enabling us to guide our teams and organizations through disruption while staying focused on long-term goals' (Forbes 2025)

'Now more than ever, organisations value individuals who can easily adapt to change, as adaptability and flexibility can vastly improve career performance and progress' (Indeed 2025)

'Many employers prioritize learning agility because it demonstrates a candidate's commitment to innovation and ability to work as part of a team' (Indeed 2025)

How?

The fact you chose to undertake a postgraduate degree demonstrates your curiosity, drive and ability to learn - you are showing your capability of life-long learning. Persevering with postgraduate study despite the inevitable setbacks, challenges, disappointments, frustrations, isolation, and hard work, demonstrates your resilience.

Find out more:

Search for 'resilience', 'flexibility', 'agility' or 'adaptability' in Panopto to find relevant workshop recordings
Explore LinkedIn Learning courses (free access available to UoB students), for example Building Resilience, or Build your Team's Agility and Resilience