For instance, in developing efficacy, besides experiencing success through the goal-setting process, modeling and vicarious learning are also promoted as participants see how relevant others in the group have experienced success. Those going through the PsyCap training are also receiving can-do persuasion and positive feedback from respected peers and the training facilitator. The resiliency component of the training stresses gaining participants’ awareness of their personal assets and then how to leverage these assets when faced with adversity. In addition, resiliency training focuses on how to avoid obstacles and risks in order to prevent adversity they may face now or in the future (for detailed guidelines on resiliency development, see Luthans, Vogelgesang, & Lester, 2006). Finally, we also use general exercises, such as identifying a major problem and then forcing participants to give only positive answers to how it can be overcome or solved by structuring the questions according to each of the four components of PsyCap. These representative examples of PCD have the proximal
objective of enhancing participants’ PsyCap but importantly the distal objective of having a desirable impact on the attitudinal, behavioral and performance outcomes for the individual, team and organization.