Like cranberries, leaders can work well under heat and pressure!
Pressure can be a motivating event that gets us focused and alert! 🔥 😎
However there is lots of research on the long term detrimental effects of chronic stress and overwork.
A 2023 survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that:
▶️ 77% of workers reported experiencing work-related stress in the last month,
▶️ 57% indicating negative impacts such as emotional exhaustion and lack of motivation.
Long working hours led to:
▶️ 745.000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016
▶️ 29% increase since 2000
According to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.
Leaders!
Not only do you bring the weather ☁️ ☀️ , but you arrange the working conditions for employees across the nation -
How do you watch out 👀 for the wellness of your workforce?
How do you favor conditions for their wellbeing?
This IS a bottom line 💰 issue....