The Impact of Management on Workplace Stress and Employee Retention (Full Transcript)

Speaker 1: Well, great. We're excited to have you as part of the team.

Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. I can't wait to get started. Yeah. Thank you. We'll be seeing you soon.

Speaker 1: Ryan. Get in here.

Speaker 2: Uh, yes ma'am?

Speaker 1: There's a typo in the footage.

Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, that... that's on me. It definitely won't happen again.

Speaker 1: Oh, it better not. We can replace you as quickly as we hired you. Get back to work.

Speaker 2: Hey, excuse me? Yeah? Uh, I just wanted to check in about the numbers that I sent you earlier. Can't you see I have better things to do with my time right now?

Speaker 1: Oh, yeah, I'm... I'm sorry. Close the door on the way out.

Speaker 2: Uh, hey. Yeah, a few minutes. Uh, hey. Yeah, a few people and I on the team were hoping to maybe get a meeting with you about our presentation.

Speaker 1: Uh, can't you guys figure it out yourselves?

Speaker 2: It's... it's real quick. We would just need your approval on a few of these things.

Speaker 1: I can't today. I'm super busy and I'm leaving to go to the gym in a second.

Speaker 2: It's 2 p.m.

Speaker 1: Is there a problem?

Speaker 2: Uh, no ma'am. I'll, uh... I'll let them know. Okay.

Speaker 1: Ryan, can you come here please?

Speaker 2: What's up? You called me?

Speaker 1: Yeah, I completely forgot to do something. Could you please do it for me? You're easily replaceable. You should be accommodating of my time and not the other way around. You're not really a crucial member of this team. Figure it out yourself. You're the problem. Ryan.

Speaker 2: I, uh, actually quit.

Speaker 1: What?

Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm putting in my resignation today.

Speaker 1: Clearly you're not suited for this company.

Speaker 3: Clearly. People don't leave a company, they leave their bosses. What's the biggest source of stress at work? 35% of us say that the number one cause for stress in the workplace is our bosses and our managers. 76% of us say that workplace stress is carried home and negatively affects our personal relationships. 66% of us have lost sleep due to work-related stress. And 16% of us quit our jobs because of stress. A boss's or manager's stress is contagious, knowingly or unknowingly. You can outsource a lot of things in life, but you can't outsource your self-care. You can't outsource taking care of your mental and physical health. It's so important that we learn to manage ourselves. We need to make the right choices for our own well-being rather than expecting the people around us to do that for us. People don't quit jobs, they quit bosses. If you want to save your talent, then start by working with your leaders. When people feel valued, the company naturally becomes more valuable because you have people who are motivated, driven and purposefully there. And if you're a manager or a boss and you're dealing with high levels of stress because of your managers and bosses, I know how that feels, but recognise that we have to cut the pattern. The real test of a truly authentic organisation is how they treat the newest people in the company as well as the oldest. Not just those that are the top performers, but those that are giving their time and energy. And remember, it's not your manager's job to manage your mental health, that's yours. www.able.co.nz Copyright Able 2019