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Category: stress

Conquering Burnout

In our cover story for the January 2015 issue of Scientific American Mind (Conquering Burnout), Christina Maslach and I reflected … More

Burnout, Dysfunctional work groups, Teamwork, Worklife

What To Do About Exhaustion?

Exhaustion is a defining quality of burnout. Despite lots of evidence of its damaging impact, exhaustion has eluded effective action. … More

Burnout, Resilience, Teamwork, Worklife

Can You Afford to Smell the Flowers?

At the core of Adriana Huffington’s new book, Thrive, is her story of injuring herself when nodding off at her … More

Burnout, Resiliance

Managing Re-Entry

A winter break is a wonderful thing, but re-entry to work requires careful balancing. The problem with a winter break … More

Burnout, Workplace resilience

The Big Divide: How Teams React to Stress

Some teams come together under stress; some fall apart. In a feature story in the Halifax Chronicle Herald I had … More

Burnout, Civility, Respect, Teamwork, Workgroup, Workgroups, Workplace resilience

Two Diverging Poles on Addressing Burnout

In the New York Times Alina Tugend recently wrote an article on job burnout. Alina and I had an interesting … More

Burnout, Civility Respect Engagement at Work, Dysfunctional work groups, Psychological safety, Worklife

Aligning Priorities: Who’s a Player

In health care, priorities are not a to-do list. It is primarily about people. Every item is attached to someone. … More

Civility Respect Engagement at Work, Leadership, Resilience, Teamwork, Worklife, Workplace resilience

Perpetuating the Problem

A previous post considered the strain experienced by first line managers when sorting out conflicting priorities. A reader, Peggy, noted … More

Burnout, Leadership, Teamwork, Workgroups

Leading Change You Don’t Believe In: Making Sense of it All

When receiving the responsibility to implement any policy, an essential step is to make sense of the policy. In doing … More

Change, Civility, Leadership, Teamwork, Workgroups, Workplace resilience

Micro Recovery: Sustaining Your Energy Through the Workday

With exhaustion being a defining feature of burnout, the most direct approach to preventing burnout rests on sustaining your energy … More

Burnout, Resilience, Work Engagement, Workgroup

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