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Wake-up call for sleepless CEOs

There’s a non-financial metric affecting the bottom line that bosses shouldn’t ignore

Li Yuling
Published Wed, Apr 22, 2026 · 06:45 AM
    • Rising employee discontent is a worrying blindspot for some CEOs.
    • Rising employee discontent is a worrying blindspot for some CEOs. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    “ARE CEOs too complacent about employee discontent?”

    That’s one question posed in a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report titled CEO Insomnia Index: What (and Who) Is Keeping CEOs Up at Night.

    It found that just a minority of CEOs surveyed – 29 per cent and 9 per cent – were “concerned” and “very concerned”, respectively, about rising employee disgruntlement.