Helping Hope to Spring Eternal
[April 2004 - Darwin Magazine] When leaders ask for what seems impossible, it can often be achieved because the followers possess faith in the leader and hope in their own abilities. [As it relates to transitions, aging and retirement:] Setbacks are inevitable in every endeavor, be it academics, sports or business. Engineers are often the most resilient of folks. As ones who diagnose causes of failure, discover possible remedies and implement solutions, they are accustomed to trying option after option in the quest for a viable solution. Setbacks do not deter them. In fact, they often must be pulled off projects, or at least persuaded to implement less than optimum solutions, just to keep things moving. In short, they have resiliency, honed by their knowledge and skills, but nurtured by their hope of improvement. ...