Vitorio Bretas

Apr 11, 2024 | hbr.org | Swagatam Basu |Atrijit Das |Vitorio Bretas |Jonah Shepp

Gartner research has found that managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can effectively manage — and they’re starting to buckle under the pressure: 54% are suffering from work-induced stress and fatigue, and 44% are struggling to provide personalized support to their direct reports. Ultimately, one in five managers said they would prefer not being people managers given a choice.