11/06/2026
Many organisations are experiencing what researchers call "The Great Pile-On" — where increasing workloads, expectations, and responsibilities gradually become the new normal.
The result? Pressure builds across every stage of the employee experience, impacting hiring, development, engagement, wellbeing, and retention.
Recent research involving 1,477 employees found that sustainable high performance isn't achieved by pushing people harder. Instead, it relies on two critical factors:
✅ Leadership alignment
✅ Well-equipped managers
When leaders consistently match their actions with their words, employees are far more likely to feel psychologically safe, contribute ideas, and remain engaged. In organisations with strong leadership alignment, 77% of employees reported high psychological safety, compared with just 33% where alignment was low.
Manager capability is equally important. Organisations with well-supported managers were 9 times more likely to describe their culture as sustainable. Managers who understand individual strengths, role fit, and team capacity can make better decisions, develop people effectively, and help prevent burnout before it occurs.
The message is clear: sustainable performance comes from balancing high expectations with trust, support, and meaningful people insights.
Tools such as PXT Select™ help leaders and managers better understand thinking styles, behavioural traits, and interests, enabling more informed hiring, development, and coaching decisions.
When organisations understand their people better, performance, engagement, and wellbeing can thrive together.
👉 Learn more about PXT Select™ and how it can help your organisation build stronger leaders, more engaged teams, and sustainable high performance.
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