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Elliott Scott and the Resilience Institute have partnered on this joint study as part of our shared commitment to supporting and advancing the HR community.
HR is shifting, but what’s the impact on its people?
Produced in partnership with the Resilience Institute, this first-of-its-kind report offers a global benchmark of HR resilience across mindset, wellbeing, and adaptability.
Based on data from around 150 HR professionals worldwide, the report reveals how today’s HR leaders are performing under pressure, where support is lacking, and what needs to change to build truly sustainable, high-impact HR functions in 2025 and beyond.
Whether you’re a CHRO, HR Business Partner, or rising people leader, this report will help you:
- Understand the true health of the HR profession
- Spot the warning signs of burnout and overload
- Benchmark your resilience against global peers
- Start honest conversations with your team or leadership
- Lead people strategy with clarity, confidence, and care
What’s included?
- A global snapshot of HR resilience: Explore data from HR professionals across sectors and geographies, benchmarked against a global database of 6,000+ individuals.
- Insights across three core areas: Understand how HR leaders are performing across the Resilience Institute’s proven model:
- Performance Mindset – emotional, mental and social fitness
- Wellbeing – calm, energy, rest and recovery
- Bounce – adaptability, stress recovery, and capacity to navigate change
- Key stats: See where HR professionals are excelling and where they’re most at risk, including category scores, sub-factor analysis, and resilience levels across the global HR cohort.
- Emerging pressure points: Discover the warning signs of burnout, multitasking fatigue, and hypervigilance, and what this means for HR’s ability to lead transformation.
- Strategic talking points and practical takeaways: Use the data to start conversations in your organisation, from team check-ins to boardroom discussions. Clear suggestions for how HR leaders can support themselves, their teams, and their organisations in building long-term resilience.
