Your Managers Are Drowning — Here’s their Lifeline

In today’s workplace, the most critical role is also the most overwhelmed: the manager.

According to Gallup’s 2025 report, manager engagement has dropped further than any other group—plunging from 30% to 27%. For women and young managers, it’s even worse. These are the people tasked with holding culture together, driving performance, and navigating constant change. But they’re burning out, opting out, or quietly disengaging.

As a CHRO or L&D leader, this should set off every alarm.

The Manager Crisis, By the Numbers

Let’s level-set:

Only 21% of global employees are engaged — a two-point drop in one year
70% of employee engagement is directly tied to managers
Less than half of managers have received any form of development training
Manager wellbeing is declining sharply — especially for under-35s and women
50% of managers are currently seeking or open to new roles

If you want to fix culture, retention, or performance — start here. Because when managers fall behind, everything else does too.

What’s Broken With Today’s Coaching Model

The solution has never been “do nothing.” But today’s go-to approaches aren’t cutting it either:

Coaching is costly and exclusive. Traditional coaching can cost $200–$500 per session — and usually only reaches top-tier leaders.
Workshops are one-and-done. They create spikes in learning, but not sustained behavior change.
Generic training misses the mark. Most programs aren’t personalized, context-aware, or integrated into daily workflows, which means the insights will rarely be used in any substantial way.
Scalability is a myth. You can’t hire enough coaches or build enough curriculums to support every manager, every day.

Today’s managers don’t need more theory. They need in-the-moment, personalized, AI-powered support — which is exactly what some tools out there are delivering.

Five Game-Changing Fixes for Developing Modern Managers

1. 🧠 On-Demand Coaching, In the Flow of Work

Whether it’s preparing for a performance review, resolving conflict, or motivating a disengaged team member, tools like Ask Aura gives managers real-time coaching exactly when and where they need it — in Teams, Zoom, Slack, or email.

Managers trained in real-time methods see 20–28% improvements in performance and engagement.

2. 📊 Behavioral Intelligence that Actually Gets Used

Ask Aura integrates personality, culture, leadership frameworks, and communication style insights into day-to-day decisions — no digging through reports or dashboards. Managers get instant clarity on how to work best with their teams, in a friendly chat-like interface.

3. 🗣️ AI-Powered Communication Coaching

Ask Aura can give nudges and scripts tailored to each team member’s style, giving managers confidence to lead with empathy and impact.

4. 🚀 Continuous Learning, Not Point-in-Time Training

Unlike static programs, Ask Aura is dynamic. It understands team needs and organizational priorities to deliver personalized guidance every day.

Gallup data shows managers who receive ongoing development experience a 32% increase in wellbeing — and their teams do too.

5. 🧩 Culture-Building at Scale

Ask Aura reinforces your company’s unique leadership frameworks and values with every interaction — helping managers align behavior with culture, from onboarding to performance feedback.

The Ask Aura Advantage for L&D and HR Leaders

Immediate activation — no heavy lift from IT or learning teams
Supports 100% of managers, not just the top 10%
Drives measurable improvements in performance, wellbeing, and engagement
Secure and scalable — built for enterprise-grade rollouts

Final Word: Coaching That Doesn’t Wait

The world of work isn’t slowing down. Neither should your managers’ development. If you’re serious about building resilient leaders and future-ready teams, it’s time to move beyond outdated coaching models.

Because when your managers thrive — everyone does.