Australian Skeptics in the Pub - CHALLENGING RESILIENCE

Challenging Resilience: Does it really protect us from the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?

In business, society, and in popular psychology, resilience is seen as a key remedy for dealing with stress and hardship. It is most often understood as a personal characteristic. One that enables an individual to withstand and bounce back from the challenges of life. In this interactive session, DR MICHAEL CAVANAGH will explore the origins of this understanding of resilience, the function it serves in society, and the inability of this approach to help people genuinely cope with the hardships of life.

Starting from a complex systems perspective, Michael will present a new model of resilience that takes seriously the task of responding to "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" in today’s complex world.

Michael is an internationally recognised coach, academic, and consultant in the fields of leadership and coaching psychology. Michael’s work focuses on preparing leaders, teams and coaches to work in complex settings. He is currently, Deputy Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at the University of Sydney, where he and Tony Grant established the world’s first master’s degree in coaching psychology. He is also a visiting Professor at Middlesex University (UK). He has coached leaders and managers at all levels from a diverse range of industries. Along with numerous publications in the peer reviewed press, Michael is the principal author of the Standards Australia Handbook of Organisational Coaching. This was the first ISO aligned work on coaching. He is currently lead author and chair of the team revising and updating this handbook, to be published in 2027. He is also the Australian editor of the International Coaching Psychology Review. Michael’s passion is assisting leaders, organisations and individuals to understand and address complex challenges in ways that increase the sustainability of the organisation, its people and the planet.
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On the first Thursday of each month, Australian Skeptics and friends get together for Skeptics in the Pub. People generally start arriving at around 6pm after work. The talk begins at 7pm and lasts for about 30 minutes. The night finishes when the last person leaves.

Enjoy a meal and a drink accompanied by lively discussion, free spoon bending lessons and the company of other sceptics, as we cover a variety of interesting topics.

There is no need to belong to Australian Skeptics - all are welcome. Bring friends too.

Please take a moment to read our Code of Conduct.

REMINDER - If you are feeling ill or showing any signs or symptoms of a possible COVID (or indeed any) infection, please do not attend.

Parking is available nearby at:

• 71 York Street Car Park (Wilson Parking)
• Landmark Car Park (Secure Parking), 24 York Street
• 321 Kent Street Car Park (Wilson Parking), ENTRY 86 Sussex Street
• Queen Victoria Building Car Park (Wilson Parking), 111 York Street