Conquering Burnout

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Perpetuating the Problem

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

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

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