New findings reveal emotional regulation - not talent or effort - is the key capability separating employees who thrive from those who struggle
Lausanne, Switzerland--(Newsfile Corp. - November 18, 2025) - Resilience Institute, a Certified B Corporation and global leader in evidence-based resilience assessment and training, today announced the release of its 2025 Global Resilience Report, a landmark study analyzing data from 8,419 professionals across five continents.
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The report warns that more than 54% of the global workforce sits in the "Challenged" range—functioning, but fragile—as rapid workplace change continues to outpace human adaptation.
Available from November 20, 2025, the full report and launch event registration are accessible at:
https://resiliencei.com/resources/research/2025-global-resilience-report/
Emotional Regulation Emerges as the Core Capability for High Performance
The data shows that the most resilient professionals do not simply work harder—they regulate emotion more effectively under pressure. Compared to their peers in the "Challenged" category, resilient individuals demonstrate:
- 26% stronger anxiety management
- 24% better frustration control
- 25% higher distress tolerance
"These findings highlight a powerful truth," said Benoît Greindl, CEO of Resilience Institute. "Resilience is not personality. It is a set of learnable skills—calm, focus, recovery, and emotional regulation—that protect performance and well-being in fast-changing environments."
Key Findings from the 2025 Global Resilience Report
The Multitasking Limit
Multitasking scores lowest of all 50 resilience factors at just 25%, even among top performers. Research shows digital workers now switch contexts up to 1,200 times per day, fragmenting attention and increasing cognitive load.
Young Women Face the Steepest Emotional Load
Women aged 20-29 report the lowest resilience of any demographic group (60%), driven by high emotional engagement without yet-developed regulation skills. With experience, women show significant gains in recovery and distress tolerance.
Purpose Requires Protection Under Pressure
Younger workers score strongly on purpose (63%), but stress and overload erode it. The report calls on leaders to help employees connect daily work to meaningful impact—reinforcing purpose during demanding periods.
Resilience Increases with Age — and Can Be Accelerated
Resilience rises from 61% in workers under 30 to 69% in those over 60. Purpose increases 17 points across age groups, demonstrating that emotional regulation and meaning-making mature with experience but can be accelerated through targeted training.
Training Delivers Measurable Gains
Among 1,336 participants who completed both baseline and follow-up assessments:
- 66% showed measurable improvement
- One in three moved from "Challenged" to "Resilient" status
- Gains were strongest in emotional regulation, sleep, rhythm, and recovery
A New Model of Leadership: Managers as Resilience Coaches
The report highlights a shift in leadership capability: organizations are training managers as certified resilience coaches who can translate assessment insight into meaningful dialogue and guide teams through continuous change.
These leaders use resilience data to recognize early warning signs of overload or disengagement, guide evidence-based performance conversations, and reinforce psychological safety across teams.
Three Strategic Imperatives for 2025
- Strengthen emotional regulation through behaviors that support calm, focus, and recovery
- Measure to understand and act, using resilience data to guide team conversations
- Build a culture of coaching, equipping leaders to support trust, adaptability, and sustained performance
Download the Report or Register for the Global Launch Webinars
The 2025 Global Resilience Report will be released publicly on November 20, 2025.
Download your copy or register to attend a launch event at:
https://resiliencei.com/resources/research/2025-global-resilience-report/
About the 2025 Global Resilience Report
The report is based on Version 5 of the Resilience Assessment, which measures 50 evidence-based factors across physical, emotional, cognitive, and social domains. The methodology has undergone multiple rounds of psychometric validation over two decades and is used worldwide to support workforce capability, leadership development, and organizational change.
About Resilience Institute
Resilience Institute is a Certified B Corporation headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. For more than two decades, the organization has led global research and training in human performance, emotional regulation, and adaptation under pressure. Through its international network of certified coaches and consultants, Resilience Institute delivers evidence-based assessment, training, and certification programs across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
Media Contact
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Head of Innovation
brad.hook@resiliencei.com
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