IKUSA Inc. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Daiki Akasaka; hereinafter IKUSA), which revitalizes internal communication through "play," conducted a "Management Awareness Survey" targeting 300 managers aged 20s to 60s and older. In many companies, managers are increasingly becoming "playing managers" who兼務 (jimu) both practical tasks and management duties. This survey clarified how much time managers can dedicate to management and what they find stressful and rewarding. Details of this survey can be found here. Survey Results Summary 65.0% of managers spend "60% or less" of their time on management; only about 10% can focus solely on it. Most stress comes from "delivering difficult feedback to team members" at 50.3% Most rewarding aspect is "when the team breaks through a high wall (goal) together" at 54.7% Areas to strengthen in the future are "operational efficiency/productivity improvement" at 50.7%, "fostering psychological safety" at 41.7%, and "improving the quality of 1-on-1 meetings" at 38.3% 65% of Managers Spend "60% or Less" of Their Time on Management, Only About 10% Can Focus Solely on It When asked about the percentage of their current work time dedicated to management (training and supervision), 39.0% responded "40-60%," 19.0% responded "10-30%," and 7.0% responded "hardly any time." Combined, a total of 65.0% answered "60% or less." This highlights the reality that only about 10% of managers can focus solely on management, while approximately 90% are "playing managers" who handle management alongside their practical tasks. Biggest Stress is "Difficult Feedback" at 50.3%, with Mediation Between Parties Also High at 46.0% The most stressful situation in daily management was "delivering difficult feedback (evaluations/warnings) to team members" at 50.3%. "Adjusting and translating the intentions of upper management to gain understanding from the field" was also high at 46.0%, revealing the significant burden of being caught betw