'Change fatigue' | Increasing numbers of staff hit disruption limit

2020 has been a year of significant change both in and out of working life. Employees have had to adapt to new ways of working whilst their own personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of their loved ones was put to the test.

Some have experienced extended periods away from work, for example if they have been furloughed, whilst others have gone through redundancies and mass uncertainty.

And whilst change is still happening to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus crisis, new research from Gartner has found that the amount of change the average worker can absorb without becoming fatigued in 2020 has been halved compared with last year.

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“The amount of change employees can absorb without fatigue – negative reactions to change such as burnout, frustration, or apathy – has plummeted at a time when more change is precisely what organisations need in order to reset,” noted Jessica Knight, Vice President in the Gartner HR practice.