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The organisations that are successfully managing change in 2025 are those that prioritise building and celebrating adaptability as a core competency, research suggests.

At Reward Gateway's recent Sydney conference, APAC MD Kylie Green and director of consultancy Kylie Terrell told attendees the organisation's research shows that 98% of HR leaders agree embracing change is key to employee engagement and driving performance.

However, only 10% of employers plan to introduce adaptability as a core competency.

The pair urged employers to create environments where change and adaptability are cultural norms by intentionally recognising adaptability and associated traits, such as learning agility, openness to change, problem-solving, curiosity, resourcefulness, emotional resilience, tolerance for ambiguity, self-awareness, and goal reframing...