# Poor Sleep Hurts Leaders and Their Teams

> Leaders' poor sleep affects team performance more than they realize.
- Title: Poor Sleep Hurts Leaders and Their Teams · Inc | Shortify
- Summary: Leaders' poor sleep affects team performance more than they realize. Poor sleep in leaders reduces team engagement and increases abusive behavior.
- Keywords: sleep, leadership, team engagement, abusive behavior, workplace stress, sleep quality, managerial behavior, Poor, Hurts, Leaders, Teams, Inc
- Source: Inc — https://inc.com/jennifer-knowles/poor-sleep-doesnt-just-hurt-leaders-their-teams-feel-it-too/91422854
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- Topics: sleep, leadership, team engagement, abusive behavior, workplace stress, sleep quality, managerial behavior
## Poor Sleep in Leaders
A new study found 39 percent of 1,009 U.S. managers and executives got less than enough sleep four or more nights a week.
## Leaders' Sleep Impact
Forty-eight percent said lack of sleep has little or no effect on how they lead.
## Team Effects
Poorer leader sleep quality predicted greater depletion the next day.
## Team Depletion
That depletion linked to more abusive supervisory behavior and hostile treatment of employees.
## Team Engagement
The pattern showed up for sleep quality, not simply hours slept.
## Employee Sleep
A second study followed 101 supervisors and subordinates over five workdays.
## Sleep Impact on Employees
Poorer supervisor sleep predicted more abusive supervision the following day.
## Key takeaway

Poor sleep in leaders reduces team engagement and increases abusive behavior.