A supported leader is a better leader
According to McKinsey, leaders worldwide increasingly face stress and burnout. Gallup also reports that leaders globally experience higher levels of negative emotions, such as stress, anger, and loneliness, compared to non-managers.
Could you be one of them?
When we get stressed, our engagement drops.
- 41 % absenteeism increase: Workplace stress contributes to a 41 pct. higher absenteeism rates among teams.
- 59 % Turnover: 59 pct. of the workforce report quiet quitting due to low engagement and burnout.
- 9$ Cost of disengagement: Disengaged employees cost the global economy $8.8 trillion annually.
Source: 2024 Deloitte and Gallup
When you lead from a state of stress…
- It diminishes your effectiveness as a leader.
- It “infects” your team, reducing their effectiveness.
- It spreads across the organisation, impacting the effectiveness of everyone.
The organisation
- People become significantly more selfish
- Innovation drops
- Teamwork diminishes
- Gossip and tension grow
- Discussions become intense
- Conflicts arise more frequently
- Productivity plunges
- Quality levels decrease
- Performance drops
- Absenteeism increases
- Turnover grows
- Customer satisfaction worsens
- Stakeholders and shareholders are affected
- Damage to the company’s reputation
The co-worker can face
- Tension in their personal relationships
- An increase in mental health problems
- Dropping self-esteem and self-worth
- Deterioration in overall quality of life
Socioeconomically
- Increasing burden on public health services
- Increasing healthcare costs
- Reduced productivity potentially impacting the broader economy negatively
