Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

8 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 LIEVE EMPATHETIC LEADERSHIP ES EMPLOYEE TURNOVER follows through on actions. The top five qualities employees look for in an empathetic senior leader are: • Open and transparent (41%) • Fair (37%) • Follows through on action (37%) • Encourages others to share their opinions (36%) • Trusted to handle difficult conversations (34%) A lack of empathy in the workplace has caused many employees to leave their jobs, which is a possible contributor to this year’s so- called “Great Resignation.” Over half (58%) of employees have previously left a job because they didn’t feel valued by their boss, and Our research finds that empathy is not only a nice-to-have, but the glue and accelerant for business transformation in the next era of business State of empathy in the workplace Employees feel that the companies they work for are talking the talk, but not necessarily walking the walk, when it comes to empathy and support in the workplace. In fact, almost half (46%) of employees feel that their company’s efforts to be empathetic toward employees are dishonest. Similarly, two in five (42%) employees say that their company doesn’t follow through when it makes promises. Employees describe an empathetic leader as someone who is transparent and fair, and EY Celebrating its One Manhattan West office grand opening in New York City with EY Global Chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio.