The CEO of Darien Associates and the Cabot Advisory Group, Steven Darien holds an MBA from human resources from Columbia Business School. Having worked in human resource management for more than 30 years, Steven Darien maintains an active presence in the professional community thanks to his membership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Dedicated to improving the HR profession, SHRM regularly completes studies and surveys relating to the field, including its recent survey on workplace stress. Released in August 2020, the organization’s survey found over 80 percent of workers in the United States agree that unnecessary work and stress is created by managers who are poorly trained. Further, half of respondents felt their performance would improve if their direct supervisor was better trained in people management.
The survey, named “The High Cost of a Toxic Workplace Culture,” examined workplace productivity in quarter three of 2019. The results from the SHRM report showed that a quarter of workers in the United States dreaded going to work. Meanwhile, culture-caused turnover of employees during this time period lost companies in the U.S. an estimated $223 billion. SHRM also found that the top five skills workers desire in managers include effectively communicating and cultivating a positive team culture.
Dedicated to improving the HR profession, SHRM regularly completes studies and surveys relating to the field, including its recent survey on workplace stress. Released in August 2020, the organization’s survey found over 80 percent of workers in the United States agree that unnecessary work and stress is created by managers who are poorly trained. Further, half of respondents felt their performance would improve if their direct supervisor was better trained in people management.
The survey, named “The High Cost of a Toxic Workplace Culture,” examined workplace productivity in quarter three of 2019. The results from the SHRM report showed that a quarter of workers in the United States dreaded going to work. Meanwhile, culture-caused turnover of employees during this time period lost companies in the U.S. an estimated $223 billion. SHRM also found that the top five skills workers desire in managers include effectively communicating and cultivating a positive team culture.