Leadership mental health | CEO of Zoom admits getting 'Zoom fatigue' - here's why you should care

The past year has been mentally challenging for all workers, regardless of industry or seniority. Whilst some have found benefits to the change in working structures, 66% have found themselves to be more anxious about working life as a result of being remote, according to the CIPD.

This has had a massive impact on mental health and wellbeing – areas that should, of course, be a pivotal concern for leaders. Currently, one in six workers are experiencing concerning mental health issues according to data from Mentalhealth.org, whilst 89% of those who suffer from these issues report that it has a direct impact on their working life.

However, whilst CIPD data also states that most employees believe that their leaders have done a good job of navigating through the pandemic and being conscious of their wellbeing, who is looking after the health of the C-suite, and ensuring that leaders are also staving off mental health concerns?

This is an issue that has been thrown into the limelight this week, following the news that Zoom CEO Erik Yuan has admitted experiencing the burnout-related phenomenon that his company is responsible for starting – Zoom fatigue.