In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Chavez notes that adversity teaches practical union operations without choice.
- In plain terms
- Hardships teach us how to run a union.
- What can you take from it?
- Adversity teaches union management.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do crises teach us?
- How do we learn under pressure?
Another view
Not all adversity leads to constructive learning outcomes.
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