Being a manager, is a role that performs more than one task, such as supporting the development of its teams or being the intermediary between what senior management says and communicating it clearly to the teams, but constantly They feel pressured to meet both parties.
According to Harvard Business Review, managers often feel overwhelmed, frustrated and exhausted, together with the fact that at the organizational level, they are the ones with the greatest depression and stress indices.
Therefore, even if they want to comply with what They send their superiors And they also spend quality time with the operational part, such as accompaniment, end up exhausted.
In this sense, managers fall into the organizational sandwich effect, in which they feel pressed for being in the midst of the company, which causes that in the medium term the commitment and enthusiasm for developing teams explains, explains Nefris Ventura, CEO of more humans.
How do managers invest?
Commonly to managers They are project supervisors And they are responsible for causing a positive difference in the organization, they are also mentors and are responsible for solving problems, both in the operational part and with their bosses, which becomes a work overload.
According to the study Global Human Capital Trends 2025, conducted by Deloitte, in this They invest time The managers:
- 21% solve everyday problems.
- 16% do administrative tasks.
- 15% contact Stakeholders and leaders.
- 15% Plan strategies.
- 14% collaborate with other equipment.
- 13% develop people from their teams.
On the other hand, managers seeking to look good with their team and bosses, They begin to be less tolerant With their teams, and it shows when collaborators ask questions and seek to solve their doubts, given the bad answers, workers choose to request less support, in order to avoid conflicts, says Nephris Ventura.
We begin to feel as one more number and the dynamics become more rough, transactional. That is, we are just talking about results. ”
It is worth mentioning that 40% of the managers claim to devote their time to problems that generates little or null valueaccording to Deloitte.
4 tips to maintain harmony
Although the middle managers are usually under pressure situations with their equipment and bosses, it is possible not to fall into the overload, because four out of ten respondents of the study (which includes managers, executives and collaborators), They feel frequently exhausted, According to Deloitte. Therefore, these are four tips to achieve it:
1. Ask for help: Nefris Ventura advises managers to occasionally ask for their bosses to communicate situations towards the teams, since this gives them a panorama about how the work of the middle command is.
2. Set the rest: Managers must keep in mind not take matters on a personal level, since this causes them to feel stress outside working hours. In addition to trying to do an outdoor activity or have a hobby.
3. Use the trial: The study recommends managers to work in the trial, or the ability to make difficult decisions, especially when there is uncertainty.
“Judgment is the ability to understand the history, culture and context of the organization and Use human abilities such as empathy and imagination to guide direction and improvise instead of limiting themselves to applying rules, ”says the study.
4. Mentoria and training: In the part of companies and organizational culture, Nefris Ventura emphasizes the importance of training of managers, since many need accompaniment and even senior management can provide mentoring.
It is worth mentioning that many of the managers have problems with the management of personnel, according to 36% of the middle managers, since they do not feel enough preparation to direct a team, According to Deloitte.
