Tag: employee engagement

Poor psychological safety in the workplace can have significant financial repercussions, contributing to the estimated SGD 15.7 billion annually in lost productivity for Singapore employers. Managers, often unintentionally, play a critical role in either fostering or eroding this essential element of a healthy work environment.

Building a coaching culture can significantly enhance employee well-being and productivity. Research on a joint employee-manager intervention, MENTOR 2.0, demonstrated reductions in psychological distress and improvements in productivity within an average program duration of 65 days, achieving an 87% post-intervention retention rate.

Quiet quitting, a subtle disengagement from work, poses a significant challenge to productivity and employee well-being. The World Health Organization estimates that depression and anxiety disorders, often linked to disengagement, cost the global economy nearly US$1 trillion each year in lost productivity, highlighting the critical need for managers to address this issue proactively.