Employee wellbeing has been high on the agenda since the Covid-19 pandemic, and now through the cost-of-living crisis. But are those at the top, who shoulder a significant burden of stress, are being forgotten? Hilary Rowland looks the issues affecting c-suite executives.
Burnout among the c-suite was endemic before the pandemic, but this issue has now really come to the fore. Research by people analytics platform Visier has found nearly three-quarters (70%) of C-suite executives report feelings of burnout, markedly higher than mid-level (55%) and first-level (45%) managers.