When the department manager left the company, Bill was confident that he would move into that position based on his … More
Tag: Burnout
A Strategy for Increased Work Engagement
Inactivity is not the answer. Reducing demands does not mean sitting around with nothing to do. Idleness would not do … More
Staying in Motion to Avoid Exhaustion
A previous post laid out approaches to addressing exhaustion, a core aspect of burnout. Measures ask people how energetic they … 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
Manager Burnout The Erosive Power of Insincerity
Kristin, a unit manager in a large hospital, described what bothered her about her job: “My frustration comes from, not … More
Why Resiliency is not Enough
The discussion of preventing or alleviating burnout has two major themes: improving the workplace or improving resiliency. Strategies for improving … 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
Long Cycles, Short Cycles: Implications for Burnout and Engagement
When the only constant is change, people become concerned with predicting the direction and intensity of change. A specific concern … More
Leader/Member Relationship Has a Major Impact
The previous post noted the important role of community for people who showed dramatic improvements in burnout from one year … More
A Sense of Community Leads to Amazing Improvements in Work Engagement
When conducting an analysis of data from hospital surveys a few years ago, I noticed that there were 10 people … More