Como voltar mais forte e até crescer depois de um trauma

Entenda como a abordagem do crescimento pós-traumático nas organizações pode ajudar líderes a transformar adversidades em oportunidades e a criar novos significados e propósitos coletivos

Payal Sharma

31 de julho de 2024 Atualizado em 27 de agosto de 2024

Este conteúdo está na edição #26 do MIT SMR Brasil.

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É, no mínimo, incômodo lidar com a possibilidade de enfrentar algo tão difícil a ponto de virar um trauma. Mas a verdade é que qualquer organização, independentemente do porte, setor ou localização, está sujeita a isso. A instituição em que trabalho, a Lee Business School da University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), nos EUA, tornou-se uma delas em 6 de dezembro de 2023, quando um tiroteio no campus trouxe mudanças profundas para a nossa comunidade.

Traumas são inesperados, incontroláveis e avassaladores para quem os vivencia. Deixam um sentimento contínuo de dor e perda, que abala nossa crença de que o mundo faz sentido. Fazem-nos sentir menos seguros, menos capazes de controlar os eventos e mais vulneráveis.

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Payal Sharma

Payal Sharma é professor assistente de administração na Lee Business School da University of Nevada, Las Vegas, nos Estados Unidos.