Innovation At Risk: How Financial Stress Threatens Performance and Retention

BrightPlan Team

Innovation is the lifeblood of today's top-performing teams. But behind the scenes, a hidden threat is slowing progress: employee financial stress.

In our latest whitepaper, Innovation at Risk, we uncover how financial stress is quietly undermining productivity, fueling disengagement, and increasing turnover, especially among globally distributed, high-performing teams.

Key Findings

  • 60% of full-time U.S. employees report being stressed about their finances. This stress affects employees at every income level -- even those earning six figures.
  • 57% of financially stressed employees say they're distracted at work. That distraction adds up to three or more hours per week (nearly 20 workdays per year) lost to financial worry.
  • 56% of financially stressed employees are actively managing personal finance issues during work hours, undermining innovation, decision-making, and day-to-day performance.
  • Financially stressed employees are twice as likely to be looking for a new role and less likely to feel loyal or see a future with their employer.

This isn't just a personal finance issue -- it's a business risk. And it's costing companies their competitive edge.

Learn how forward-thinking employers are turning financial wellness into a strategic advantage.

Access the research now to explore actionable insights for supporting innovation through workforce well-being: https://www.brightplan.com/whitepaper-innovation-at-risk.

 

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