The American Institutes of Stress reported that work-life challenges cause 20% of stress, 6% is due to work insecurity, and 46% is due to workload. This indicates that work-related stress significantly contributes to stress levels for employees. Add personal life challenges, and almost any human being would crumble under its weight. When that happens, the repercussions are not the employee's alone to bear. The organization suffers even more when leadership erroneously addresses these issues as performance problems instead of a mental health issue.
According to the Kronos Research Firm's 2017 Future Workplace Study, burnout was the root cause of the following organizational challenges:
- 50% of turnover
- 95% of workforce sabotage
- 46% unfair compensation
- 29% reported unreasonable or poor management
Additionally, Gallup reported that employees experiencing burnout are:
- 63% more likely to take a sick day
- 50% less likely to discuss performance goals with managers
- 23% more likely to visit the emergency room
- 2.6 times as likely to leave their current employer
- 13% less confident in their performance
Contrary to popular belief, burnout is not an event—it's the final stage of a progression that could be mitigated with appropriate interventions at critical points in the succession. This is one of the most essential leadership development trainings you will ever attend on employee burnout.
