Turning Fatigue into Resilience for Thriving Organisations
As the pace and volume of organisational change continues to accelerate, more leaders are recognising that change fatigue is no longer a surface-level frustration. Global data shows fatigue rising as employees navigate constant shifts, unclear direction, and ongoing uncertainty.
Change fatigue drains performance, weakens engagement and productivity, erodes psychological safety, and undermines an organisation’s ability to retain and attract top talent. Through our work with organisations in different countries, it became clear that leaders need support not only to recognise and manage change fatigue, but, even more importantly, to build change readiness and resilience into their teams.
This is why we compiled our insights into several resources: our Overcoming Change Fatigue White Paper, our article on the Business and Psychological Impact of Change Fatigue, and the creation of our 5Cs Framework: five foundational leadership practices that strengthen clarity, regular check-ins, connection, collaboration, and communication.
Our Approach
Applied consistently, the 5Cs help leaders build psychologically safe, resilient, high-performing environments where teams can adapt and thrive, even as change intensifies.
Alongside the framework, our 5Cs Assessment provides a simple, practical way for leaders to identify early signs of fatigue and prioritise meaningful action. Together, these tools equip organisations to shift from reactive fatigue management to proactive resilience building, turning ongoing change into an opportunity for healthier organisational culture, stronger teams, and sustained organisational success.
We invite you to explore these resources here:
1. Business and Psychological Impact of Change Fatigue
2. Overcoming Change Fatigue Whitepaper incl. 5Cs Framework & 5Cs Assessment
In line with our purpose, we make the 5Cs Framework and the assessment openly available, because supporting leaders and organisations goes far beyond the projects we deliver directly.
If you’d like to learn more or explore how this approach can support your organisation, feel free to contact us at info@enablingchange.eu.
References and further reading:
(1) Article: “Change Fatigue is Making Employee Burnout Worse” June 6, 2022 by Brian Westfall
https://www.capterra.com/resources/change-fatigue-in-the-workplace/
(2) Article: “Gartner Says Finance Leaders Should Factor Change Fatigue into Project Planning”, February 27, 2024
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2024-02-27-gartner-says-finance-leaders-should-factor-change-fatigue-into-project-planning
(3) Downloadable Report: TOP 5 priorities for HR Leaders 2024
https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/5188863
(4) Downloadable report: “Top 5 HR priorities for HR leaders in 2025”
https://www.gartner.com/en/human-resources/trends/top-priorities-for-hr-leaders
(5) Downloadable report: “Top 5 HR priorities for HR leaders in 2023 https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-10-12-gartner-survey-reveals-leader-and-manager-effectiveness-tops-hr-leaders-list-of-priorities-for-2023
(6) Article: “A year of Change Fatigue: New Research Reveals That Employees Are More Anxious and Distrusting After a Turbulent 2023”, 2024
https://www.visier.com/blog/employees-had-change-fatigue-in-2023-new-research/
(7) Five Hidden Costs Of Employee Attrition, March 21, 2023, by Assemble, Brand Contributor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeseq/2023/03/21/five-hidden-costs-of-employee-attrition/
(8) Research Article: Andrés Reina, M.,Díaz-Muñoz, R., & Rodríguez-Fernández, M.(2024). Employee experience: a comprehensive science mapping analysis [Experiencia de empleado: Un análisis detallado de mapeo científico]. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 9, 1-25.
https://epsir.net/index.php/epsir/article/view/398/776
(9) Research Article: Employee Experience: Yadav & Vihari, (2021), Construct Clarification, Conceptualisation and Validation of a New Scale https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145211012501
(10) Webinar: How to identify, Fix and prevent Change Fatigue. 2022.
https://webinar.gartner.com/462138/agenda/session/1090629?login=ML
(11) Book: Amy C Edmondson “The fearless organisation: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth”
(12) Book: William Bridges (1979), "Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes”
(13) Book: William & Susan Bridges (2017) Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change
(14) Article: Employees Are Losing Patience with Change initiatives by Cian O Morain & Peter Aykens, May 9, 2023, Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2023/05/employees-are-losing-patience-with-change-initiatives
(15) Article: The Real Costs of Recruitment by Katie Navarra April 11, 2022, for Society for Human Resource Management
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/real-costs-recruitment
(16) Article: July 22, 2024 by Samantha Lubanzu for the HR Director https://www.thehrdirector.com/features/employee-benefits-reward/power-employee-experience-attracting-retaining-talent/
(17) Article: Change Fatigue Is Real, But It’s Not The Whole Story by Erin Stafford, July 16, 2025
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/07/16/change-fatigue-is-real-but-its-not-the-whole-story/
(18) Article: The Impact Of Change Fatigue On Corporate Leadership by Michael Peregrine, April 29, 2025
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelperegrine/2025/04/29/the-impact-of-change-fatigue-on-corporate-leadership/
(19) Overcoming Burnout At Work: The Science Of Surviving Constant Change by Dr Diane Hamilton, Nov 01, 2025
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2025/11/01/overcoming-burnout-at-work-the-science-of-surviving-constant-change/
(20) Downloadable report: “2026 Top priorities for CHRO’s”
https://www.gartner.com/en/human-resources/trends/top-priorities-for-hr-leaders