“Ask meQ for Managers” Aims to Prevent Manager Crash By Providing Managers With In-the-Moment Support to Solve Crucial Leadership Challenges—Before They Impact the Entire Organization
Boston, MA – Research from meQuilibrium has exposed a critical triple threat for managers: they face 40% more work demands and 59% more emotional strain than non-managers while simultaneously carrying the heaviest responsibility for team well-being and productivity. These combine to create a crisis of manager burnout and diminished team performance. To help organizations address this, meQ has developed Ask meQ for Managers, a groundbreaking combination of their proprietary, secure sparQ AI and behavior change science.
Ask meQ for Managers serves up immediate personalized and situational support to meet leadership challenges including managing and empowering teams, increasing team focus, connecting with remote teams, and more. sparQ AI identifies the key meQ tools (activities and content) that address the specific in-the-moment needs of managers. meQ trained sparQ AI on its exclusive internal behavior-change resources applicable to helping leaders learn to manage issues such as reduced productivity and increased stress on their teams.
“We’ve taken the behavior change science at the heart of our product and designed it to support and improve the unique manager experience,” said Dustin DiTommaso, Chief
Design Officer, meQuilibrium. “Since the manager role is typically demanding and constant, meQ provides in the moment guidance to take on the day-to-day challenges of managing a modern workforce.”
Organizations understand the urgency of the manager crisis, as leader and manager development remains the top priority for HR leaders in 2025—ranked No. 1 for the third consecutive year by Gartner. meQ research found that teams operating under leaders who can engender the highest levels of psychological safety are 45% more productive than those who operate under less psychologically safe conditions. With the help of Ask meQ for Managers, leaders can build that safety and resilience, empowering leaders and their teams to be more productive and thrive in today’s high-pressure work environment.
“Leaders face a unique challenge: they must prioritize their own well-being while simultaneously guiding and supporting their entire team,” said Jan Bruce, CEO and co-founder of meQuilibrium. “What we’re witnessing now are the signs of a manager crash, which is why we’ve combined the power of sparQ AI with behavior change science to offer real-time support for managers under pressure. By providing leaders with tailored tools to manage stress, prevent burnout, and foster the psychological safety that fuels sustained team performance, we’re making it possible for them to manage day-to-day challenges and lead their teams with resilience.”
meQ’s comprehensive support—covering everything from personal resilience and leadership skills to team well-being and future-ready capabilities—ensures that managers have what they need, when they need it, to maintain their well-being, lead their teams effectively, and be prepared for the opportunities and demands that lie ahead.
meQ’s other platform enhancements include:
- New activities to support positive behavior change
- New action plans to support ongoing formation of positive habits
- The ability to deliver into an organization’s Learning Management System (LMS)
About sparQ
sparQ AI accelerates critical workforce data to address risks and impact business results by applying large language models and generative AI to identify underlying psychosocial factors impacting workforce well-being and performance. Delivering actionable and personalized interventions to global users, sparQ helps meQ members gain a deep understanding of their individual thinking styles and the behaviors that impact their performance. meQ applies its rigorous levels of privacy, and security standards to sparQ.
