As highlighted in the report, Addressing employee burnout: Are you solving the right problem?, workplace factors (such as toxic behavior) are associated with employee mental- and well-being-related outcomes (such as burnout). Explore the interactive below to see the estimated impact of addressing each workplace factor, based on our global survey of nearly 15,000 employees in 15 countries between February and April 2022.
When there are high levels of toxic behavior, addressing other organizational factors does not meaningfully improve burnout or intent to leave.
Adjust workplace factors to see how it affects the below key outcomes.
Employee health and business outcomes by work environment type, % of respondents with high level of outcome
Key outcomes:
Note: “Low" refers to bottom quartile on organizational factor; "high" refers to top quartile on workplace factor or outcome
Potential impact on outcomes shown calculated based on regression analyses using survey data (predictor weight of each workplace factor calculated from multiple regression models; standardized regression coefficients were used to determine the dynamic relationship between workplace factors and outcomes.)
Definitions:
Toxic workplace behavior: Employees face negative interpersonal experiences such as unfair treatment, exclusion from leaders or co-workers, derogatory and undermining behaviors, and abusive management; Inclusivity: Organization systems, leaders and peers foster a welcoming and fair environment for all employees to be themselves, find connection, and meaningfully contribute; Sustainable work: Organization and leaders promote work that enables a healthy balance between work and personal life, including a manageable workload and work schedule; Supportive growth environment: Managers care about employee opinions, well-being, and satisfaction and provide support and enable opportunities for growth; Work engagement: An employee's positive motivational state of high energy combined with high levels of dedication and a strong focus on work; Job satisfaction: An employee's level of contentment or satisfaction with their current job; Intent to leave: An employee's desire to leave the organization in which they are currently employed in the next three-to-six months; Burnout symptoms: an employee's experience of extreme tiredness, reduced ability to regulate cognitive and emotional processes, and mental distancing (Burnout Assessment Test).
Source: McKinsey Health Institute Employee Mental Health and Well-being Survey (2022), n = 14,509
