Ethical Resilience

How does your resilience impact your ability to think and act ethically?
Peers, subordinates, and superiors influence and guidance can greatly vary the way we react or handle different situations. I do believe that personal resilience is not only built on your values and upbringing, but is influenced by the people you work with and interact with on a daily basis. I also believe that your level of resilience can vary greatly by the situation. I think the number of people in the situation can easily sway your views or lower your personal resilience. In a large group, one does not want to be the outsider if your particular personality lends itself to it. On the other hand, you may be the type that enjoys being the devils’ advocate. Either

way is not necessarily better than the other is, just different.
My level of resilience definitely affects my ability to think and act ethically. To a certain degree, I think anyone who says it does not, is not truthfully assessing themselves. I am not saying I am unethical or unfair, but what I am saying is that each of us has a certain level of resiliency in what we are willing to accept. In certain situations, we have a threshold of what we let go and what we will speak up for and question. Off color jokes are a good example of what may be someone’s threshold of resiliency. Depending upon what group of people you are around has great influence on your acceptable level of garbage in a joke. It may be completely accepted in one group and unacceptable in another.
I believe you may have to adjust your level of resilience based on the situation at hand. I believe we all carry some sort of biases and unethical thinking. We would not be human if we did not. However, we all have a choice on what we say and how we act when we are outside of our personal bubble. I may be completely off target, but that is how I interpret this question and how I think it should be answered. 2 cents