Sign up for the Big Think Business newsletter Learn from the world’s biggest business thinkers. Despite these times of extreme change, uncertainty, and complexity, many leaders still expect that they, and the people who work for them, should leave their worries at the proverbial office door. If that ever was a reasonable expectation, however, it clearly no longer is.   Across industries and at all levels, people are overwhelmed, exhausted, and burning out like never before. The consequence: ever-growing disengagement, which undermines individual well-being and organizational productivity and performance. In its most recent State of the Global Workplace report, Gallup found that the percentage of engaged employees dropped from 23% to a meagre 21% last year — a decline equal to that seen during COVID-19 lockdowns.  There are many contributors to this. Friction around return-to-work orders. Increasing financial stressors and polarization. The rise of AI.  And there is yet another big one that fails to get the attention or response it deserves. As the authors of another Gallup report, The State of the World’s Emotional …