There are certain core competencies expected from professionals in every industry, however not many are changing quite as fast as library and information management field is. As LIS professional Kim Dority explains in her article for LibGig’s blog, the ability to adapt to new practices is key to staying abreast in an evolving profession. In “Adaptive Competence: Your Career’s Competitive Edge”, Dority defines adaptive competence and illustrates how this trait is key to professional development.