What else are we supposed to be responsible for?
(manager)
In the last 20 years, absences from work for psychological reasons have increased by 50% (1).
Whether managers see themselves as jointly responsible for the health of their employees is one question.
Whether they have a significant influence on this is another matter - and the answer is clearly "yes".
Jörg Felfe summarises his research under the title "Health-oriented Leadership" (HoL). Many management approaches include management tasks that are related to health. HoL makes this task explicit.
(1) Study by a large German health insurer, based on approx. 14 million insured persons.