Report: Manager burnout increase suggests big problems for employee wellness
Data from Glint and LinkedIn shows how organizations must take steps to support the well-being of workers charged with managing the wellness and well-being of their direct reports and dispersed teams.
Managers are essential assets for organizations of all sizes.
When they have a good manager, employees are more than twice as likely to be engaged and twice as likely to stay with their organization. They are also more than two times as likely to have “clarity about their company’s strategy,” making them more valuable to the organization as a whole.
Naturally, then, how an organization supports the well-being of its managers is of utmost importance. But according to data from Glint and LinkedIn, managers’ well-being is suffering after months of crisis and pandemic disruption. Between Q1 and Q4 of 2020, manager burnout increased 78%, the report states, as managers faced new priorities like supporting worker well-being and managing hybrid and remote teams.
One of the drivers of increased burnout for managers? Increased collaboration. After-hours chats on Microsoft Teams, Microsoft’s networking platform, increased by 69% between February and August of 2020 and more and more users are sending after-hours messages.
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