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Science-based strategies. Employers know that workers are overwhelmed. Globally, companies spent $50 billion on corporate well-being in 2022. But offering solutions like yoga classes or sleep apps tends to only help more affluent people with extra time on their hands. Employee well-being is tied to things like feeling certainty and having autonomy, so leaders should instead make small daily changes to encourage these enablers, say social psychologists Janet Ahn and Tessa West. For example, when asking to meet with someone, always give a reason why. [Quartz]

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Bullying at work. Career sabotage, insults, shouting: stories about being bullied at work are sadly familiar. Three out of ten US workers are bullied, according to one US-based organization that researches workplace bullying. Among the reasons is that workers are being promoted for their technical skills but not trained on how to manage people, says one social psychologist. And it’s not just the slackers who are bullied. Overachievers are frequently mistreated, which implies that some bully to oust early-career employees who show potential to surpass them. [FT]

“If you’re not leading with compassion, then you risk losing talent because that’s what the next generation expects.”

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Struggling with burnout. Employers are now struggling to deal with growing levels of employee burnout. In an interview with senior partner and McKinsey Health Institute coleader Martin Dewhurst, MindForward Alliance global CEO and mental-health advocate Poppy Jaman says that when leaders prioritize mental health and well-being in the workplace, it creates a framework for a revised business strategy—one that at its very heart anchors compassion and support.

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Skills leaders need. Due to the pandemic, mental-health struggles have grown around the world, while access to mental-health services has diminished. Meanwhile, many workers—especially women—are leaving the workforce, which could affect productivity. To make a difference, leaders need to show the same qualities and skills that they displayed during the pandemic: calmness, kindness, vulnerability, and compassion, says Jaman. See how leadership skills and strategies will need to evolve to address workplace mental health.

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