In today’s workforce, finding efficient ways to communicate, identify individual employee needs, and establish a low-stress culture can leave leadership’s heads spinning. But employees are increasingly voicing their needs when it comes to well-being in the workplace, and savvy leadership teams should listen up in an effort to strengthen their company culture.
Roughly 70% of both Gen Z and millennials are experiencing workplace stress, according to the American Physiological Association. Zippia reports that work-related stress causes approximately one million employees to miss work each day, three quarters report that their stress levels negatively impact their personal relationships, and half are not engaged at work as a result of the stress brought on by their jobs. Regardless of the root cause, employers can face an uphill battle in helping to solve these stressors, but will benefit from beginning the climb before their people become disengaged, burned out, and gone for good.
