We live in a time of disorder. We all feel the rumblings: an earthquake of societal and economic upheaval challenging institutions, governments, business, the environment.

Are we turning a corner? Employee well-being and employer support showing signs of improvement.

The last two years have taught every business and HR leader the importance of resilience—the ability to operate under stress, adapt to change, and even thrive under uncertain conditions.

The workforce confronted constant changes in 2021, including navigating return to site and hybrid models, the rise of variants and vaccine mandates, and global disruptions in the supply chain.

We’re no longer in the depths of a pandemic that gave rise to the “great resignation,” driving burnout to reach all-time highs.

I think it is safe to say workforce resilience is not only having a moment—the concept has finally come into its own.

As questions of requiring vaccinations to return to site, and hybrid work models are top of mind and will be well into 2022, most employers are far from breathing a sigh of relief.

Over 300 HR leaders attended meQuilibrium’s second annual conference, “Resilience 2021”.

Originally posted on Forbes. The pandemic year brought the long-simmering issues around “employee experience”—and work itself—to the fore.

It’s certainly not luck.

After a year defined by a global health crisis, HR executives are reimagining the workplace.

2020 reminds me of 9th grade: I survived, but given the choice to relive it: “No, thanks!” If you can imagine a highlights reel for last year, it might feature a global pandemic, widespread social…