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If CEOs believe in empathy, kindness, and mindfulness they kill less people from overwork and the company makes profits
Many companies see business as a ‘transactional operation’ instead of a ‘people operation’ with human relationships.
Without the human interaction between leaders and teams, between company staff and customers there is no business.
“People must move to the center of what happens in economics. Interpersonal relationships have so far been ignored by economics. Yet every economic activity is a response to a human relationship,” describes Dennis Snower, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
In the US, 88% of employees do not feel that the company cares about them, that it pays enough attention to them. In Germany, these figures are around 50%. 96% of senior executives (USA) say they feel burned out. Depression and overwork have become leading causes of illnesses around the world.
What impact does this have on the company? And as a consequence, also on private life?
Rushing through everyday work might not make you faster
The economy is at a point where it is becoming apparent that ever-higher goals do not necessarily lead to companies running better.
