The Era of Uncertainty and Psychological Capital
📌 Society has entered an era characterized by brittleness, anxiety, and uncertainty, making predictability difficult (incomprehensible).
🧠 The need for Psychological Capital (alongside Social and Human Capital) is crucial for individuals to work effectively and produce innovative results, mitigating anxiety.
😟 High levels of anxiety are fueled by negative news cycles (layoffs, crime) and a general sense of losing Illusions of Control.

Generational Challenges: Gen Z and Social Comparison
📱 Younger generations (Gen Z) grew up with unlimited technology exposure, leading to intense social comparison with others' curated online lives.
🤳 During identity formation (around age 13), comparison shifts from peers to global online figures, focusing on fame, wealth, and appearance, creating unreal anxieties and the adoption of a "playing victim" mentality.
💻 A positive aspect is that technology allows younger people to be open to seeking professional psychological help, viewing therapists as less intimidating than previous generations.

Workplace Dynamics and Recruitment Concerns
😥 The current climate forces companies to be extremely cautious in hiring due to global economic uncertainty, leading executives to delay recruitment.
📉 Job candidates are often perceived as lacking tact, diplomacy, and preparation during interviews, sometimes exhibiting arrogance or an expectation of flexibility without corresponding responsibility.
🧭 Companies struggle with intergenerational collaboration; leaders fear younger generations' lack of interpersonal skills developed during pandemic-era online schooling.

Parenting, Spiritual Well-being, and Resilience
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Strong family support systems—characterized by unconditional love, good communication, and spiritual grounding—are essential micro-systems for building resilient individuals.
🧐 Overly controlling or purely permissive parenting styles fail to build resilience; Authoritative Parenting (offering freedom with clear rules and compromise) is key.
💡 Psychological Capital (Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism - HERO) is built early, influenced by infancy bonding and parental validation that focuses on process and effort rather than just innate results.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Individuals must actively cultivate Psychological Capital as it moderates performance and well-being, regardless of leadership quality in an organization.
➡️ In the UK context, young people prioritize freedom of expression and are less reliant on external validation (e.g., visible luxury brands) compared to the Indonesian context, which is more communal and approval-seeking.
➡️ To combat learned helplessness and victim narratives, focus on building self-efficacy by encouraging self-directed goals and learning from failures rather than dwelling on what one lacks (an illusion).
➡️ Parents should model responsible behavior, even when seeking flexible work arrangements, as quality time and demonstrated responsibility are powerful role models for children (children see, children do).

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