Silent Crisis: 7 out of 10 Executives Have Considered Resigning Due to Mental Health
Executive mental exhaustion is no longer a conversation limited to corporate well-being. Today, it directly impacts global productivity and economic growth.
TL;DR
- Nearly 70% of senior executives have considered resigning due to mental health reasons, according to Deloitte and Harvard Business Review.
- Gallup estimates that low employee engagement, linked to burnout, costs the global economy US$8.8 trillion annually, equivalent to 9% of global GDP.
- Leader's psychological state influences up to 70% of the organizational climate.
- Executive burnout amplifies negative effects throughout an organization, reducing psychological safety, damaging internal culture, and decreasing productivity.
- Burnout increases talent turnover, hinders innovation, slows strategic decision-making, and damages corporate reputation.
- The Jump Experience, created by Carolina Angarita Barrientos, aims to address executive burnout in the corporate world.