Quiet cracking. Hidden burnout among leaders and managers
On the covers of business magazines, leaders look like they have everything under control. In interviews, they talk about vision and the courage to make difficult decisions. Except that this narrative does not include the seventy-one per cent of leaders who experience significantly higher stress since taking office. Nor does it include the fifty-five per cent of CEOs who have had mental health problems in the last year. Behind closed doors, something is happening that is not officially discussed. Researchers call it quiet cracking.