Why some people grow from setbacks and others don’t

Two people can face similar difficult situations at work, but one may be enlightened by it, while the other just shrugs and moves on. Why? Todd J. Maurer writes that experience alone cannot help people develop along their careers. What can make a difference are the insights that they draw from those situations. He identifies two underlying characteristics of people who learn from setbacks: they look for causes within themselves and then work out ways to improve them.