Bosses Have Power Move to Boost Employee Happiness—But Rarely Used

It’s likely that your team at work isn’t supporting you if you’re often checking your email on the weekends, dealing with crippling “Sunday Scaries,” or finding it difficult to find time for family during the week.

In a recent TikTok, business coach and Ph.D. Dr. Dan Flint denounced the poisonous workplace climate and poor leadership as the main causes of the worry and stress these workers experience on the job.

Conversely, great leaders consciously employ techniques to create healthier environments.

According to Dr. Flint, there is a unique “power move” that managers may employ to foster trust and boast about their happier staff.

“There’s one power move that leaders use to gain respect and productivity from their teams,” Flint said. “The problem is, this power move is way too rare.”

This corporate coach focuses on establishing a “top-down” narrative, whereas many professional TikTok makers hyperfocus on advice for employees to uphold their own workplace boundaries.

Great supervisors should care more about work ethic than production because leadership begins at the top. They should also put their employees’ overall contentment, balance, and happiness first.

Ensuring that workers feel supported in all facets of their lives is the first step in creating a positive workplace culture where they are inspired to put in their best effort, remain productive, and invest their energy.

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Flint asserts that a great manager respects your work-life balance.

“This power move is that [bosses] actually respect your work-life balance,” he said.

“Maybe even more than you do. They demonstrate that they know you relaxing, you getting your energy levels recharged, spending time with your family, spending time on your own, doing whatever you want to do outside of work … is key to you being productive.”

Naturally, deeds speak louder than words, particularly in the context of day-to-day interactions at work.

When your boss is adding tasks to your already heavy workload or bombarding your inbox on the weekends, it doesn’t matter whether they promise you time off, encourage you to “recharge for work,” and ask you to take breaks.

You should use your time off from work to unwind and not worry about work, emails, your workload, or the stress of the next week.

Recharging outside of work is for you, not for the productivity you should be bringing to work on Monday morning or after returning from vacation.

“If your workweek is Monday to Friday, they’re the ones on Friday afternoon that say, ‘Hey, take a break. Don’t think about work. Avoid working on the weekends. I’ll see you on Monday — have fun!’” he noted.

“Even if they’re working on their own, they’ll let you relax.”

A better manager is one who puts your happiness, balance, and well-being first, both at work and outside of it.

It’s uncommon to find a job that promotes both your achievement and your well-being in the face of toxic bosses, thousands of workplace horror stories, and growing reports of burnout in corporate settings.

Despite the fact that most employees have a favorable opinion of their boss, according to Pew Research, many are unable to resist making work, productivity, and their workplace identity their top priorities.

By reminding their staff that they should value their personal time and breaks, great leaders help to break the loop of this overly focused working mindset.

Great leaders must, of course, be aware of their productivity at work, but they frequently do so by putting employee satisfaction first.

“They don’t charge ahead, pressing you 7 days a week until you break,” Flint added.

“This power move by leaders is rare, but it gains them respect and productivity from their teams.”

He claims that because they care about themselves, the majority of outstanding leaders create time for their staff to relax.

They are successful, productive, and content because they have a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to feeling supported in their professional duties, people with excellent employers also feel supported in their personal life.

Great leaders prioritize the humanity of their staff members over their job duties, whether that means ensuring financial security, work-life balance, or mental stability through restful pauses.

Even though it’s uncommon in a world full of toxic workplaces, misguided relationships, and high employee burnout rates, you shouldn’t let that deter you from looking for a position, role, or boss that allows you to live comfortably while achieving this degree of fulfillment and peace.

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