Employees worldwide are more stressed than ever, experiencing high levels of poor mental health and burnout. Already feeling pressure, employees were hit hard by the pandemic, having to manage not only health anxieties and COVID-19 restrictions, but also increased workloads and job uncertainty. The fallout from those stressors is now apparent—and particularly so in Asia, where burnout rates are higher than the global norm.
How do business leaders in the region respond? This article highlights Asia-focused insights that have emerged from new McKinsey research on workplace mental health. It proposes three priority actions that leaders can take to mitigate harm and create a mentally healthier workplace, thus reducing attrition and fostering greater engagement with employees.
As we navigated through the pandemic, employees were facing growing workplace mental health challenges, despite the efforts of many employers. To better understand these challenges, and the factors that contribute to them, from February to April 2022 the McKinsey Health Institute conducted a survey of nearly 15,000 employees and 1,000 human-resource (HR) decision-makers in 15 countries. 1 India, Japan, Australia, and China represented the Asian region. 2 The study also captured demographic insights, such as respondents’ industry and level within the organization (see sidebar “What we measured”).
Global findings show...
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