Studies show that leaders who form healthy relationships with their direct reports, based on trust, mutual respect, authenticity and fairness, can actually lower employees' susceptibility to stress-related disease and even the health care costs of the organization. (Credit: Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock)
The American workforce, ever the overachievers, was on the verge of burnout before the pandemic. And then things got worse. Covid accelerated burnout so much that HR is now facing another epidemic. Nearly 60% of millennials and Gen Z, 54% of Gen X and 31% of Baby Boomers are burned out. For anyone trying to hold a team together, it will come as no surprise that burnout is the number one reason people look for a new job.
What happened?
Our work lives spun out of control during the pandemic. Essential workers, like those on the frontlines of health care and customer service, faced grinding, unprecedented levels of stress. For those who could work remotely, it became increasingly harder to unplug, increasingly more acceptable to answer just one more email. The aftermath looks pretty bad: 45% of employees don't believe their employer cares about their wellbeing. Only 1 in 3 trusts the leadership of their company.
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