Adaptation

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In today’s class, we will be talking about adaptation. Enjoy the class!

Adaptability has been defined as the skill of anticipating and responding t changing circumstances and coping effectively with the transition.

It also means the ability of a person to change his behaviour to blend with a new situation. It may involve an individual, organization and so on.

The various types of adaptability include the following:

Social Adaptability: This is the ability to adjust to a new society, culture etc. A good example is a Nigerian lady studying in China. She will need to change to a new language, greeting food etc. Her ability to adapt will determine her level of success in her school.
Economic Adaptability: This is the ability to adjust to new economic policies of the government. These policies include tax policy, exchange rate, labour laws, industrial laws and so on. All these will in a way demand adjustment on the part of individuals, industrialists, workers and many other people in the economy. Those who can adjust positively will experience growth, success and those who cannot have serious setbacks.
Political Adaptability: When a new party come into power there will be changes in political decisions and programs. The citizens will need to adjust to new political decisions of government.

Adaptability is very important in the following way:

It helps in coping with a difficult situation: Adaptability helps you in going through difficult situations and coming out much better.
It strengthens thinking: Adaptability process makes us think of ways of adjusting to your new situation. In the course of doing this, you come ou with fantastic ideas that put you ahead of others.
It helps you develop a good relationship: Ability to adapt to people in a new environment draws people of good behaviour to you and helps you make new friends, which help you build a better relationship than your previous environment.
It brings happiness: Finding yourself in a difficult or new situation could make you sad and frustrating. Your ability to adjust to the situation brings you joy rather than regret and depression.
It assures your success: Your ability to adapt will make you succeed in the same environment where others are failing.
It gives room for growth and expansion: Getting new ideas for adaptability will cause incredible growth for you.

In our next class, we will be talking about Conflict. We hope you enjoyed the class.

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