Adaptability

DEFINITION: Responding well to unexpected challenges, and managing environmental, or organizational change.

LOOKS LIKE:

  • adopt a healthy lifestyle and behaviours.
  • adopt responsibility for own action and the impact on others.
  • seek and reflect on feedback from others.
  • draw connections among one’s experiences in the Peer Programs, academics, and future career.
  • identify and set action plans for areas of development in light of one’s career goals.

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

  • In what ways have I been able to establish clear and healthy boundaries? Do what I know is best for me?
  • How do I demonstrate that I am accountable for my own actions?
  • What are the connections between my participation in UBC Peer Programs and my future career aspirations?
  • What are some examples of how my experience with UBC Peer Programs has prepared me for the work I want to do in the future?
  • What is my process for responding to change in my personal, academic, and/or professional environments?