Many believe loneliness and isolation at work is not a business problem, but research continually shows that it is. Do not let team member loneliness and isolation be a hidden factor influencing performance and well-being on your teams and in your organization.
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High Performance and Well-Being: Enter The Loose Cannon- Destructive to Both
Ahhhh, the loose cannon in the workplace. In our experiences and research, we have seen that almost every work team across the spectrum of businesses, industries, and professions has at least one if not more. The Wall Street Journal reports that 98% of workers experience incivility on the job, with 50% reporting they engage in rude exchanges at least weekly. This behavior affects everyone around them causing negative emotions to ripple through teams everywhere diminishing productivity and job performance. This is the work of the loose cannon.
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How does a high-performing individual in a team experience full-blown job burnout? In the majority of cases, there are indicators that can be observed early enough to reverse the trend.
Consider this scenario. It is one of many that cause leaders and teams to burn out.
Pat, a star performer, has been crushing it at work, a real force multiplier on her team, who raises the bar for everyone she works with by balancing the proper amount of challenge and support for each team member, pushing them to do better. She has been a key driver in her department’s performance and has been identified to supervise a new project with new levels of responsibility. Rather than invest in development and prepare her for her new duties by providing management training, her boss decides she should start her new role immediately. And so she does. No one notices that she is barely surviving and not thriving as she transforms from a very effective individual contributor to an ineffective manager.
Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon situation. It is a regular occurrence for organizations to transition new leaders into leadership positions without prior training. The Center for Creative Leadership reports that almost 60% of new managers report not receiving leadership development training prior to them assuming their new position.
What happens next is critical. And if unnoticed can lead to the end of stardom and have ripple effects across the team and organization. A wise manager who views their department as a multi-team system will look for signs of emerging behavior, such as burnout on a team, and then take action to remedy it before it spreads.
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