Our ninth annual State of Workplace Empathy study reveals that workplace toxicity is hindering empathy and impacting mental health. While everyone values empathy and many see it as a key driver of business performance, real barriers exist to putting empathy into action—especially for CEOs.

Our ninth annual State of Workplace Empathy study revealed how toxic workplaces are perpetuating the mental health stigma at work: 50% of employees have experienced a mental health issue in the last year and 31% say they feel intimidated by their coworkers.

CEOs, HR, and employees all recognize the value empathy has in the workplace. But execution is low and it’s having an impact on wellbeing and business performance. Here’s your game plan for putting empathy into action in your organization.