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Strategies to Avoid Burnout and Support Your Employees
In our experience as workplace leaders, recognizing our roles in both avoiding burnout in our employees and supporting them when it happens is an important reminder of the kind of impact we can have on our organizations at large. At times, the meaningful parts of the manager experience can feel overshadowed by overwhelming workloads or packed schedules, but by remembering that we play an integral role in cultivating wellbeing and engagement among our team members, we feel charged to support them in the fight against the phenomenon at every turn.
In this next article on burnout, we’re aiming to equip you with our anti-burnout strategies and best practices for supporting employees that can make the ongoing effort a rewarding one!
Resolving Burnout in the Workplace through Strengths
When in full effect, the challenges of burnout in the workplace may seem insurmountable. But research-backed strategies advise us to return to the basics of strengths-work to weed it out of our organizations. Managers from across the globe are putting this approach into action within our premier leadership development program Activate, which is engaging networks of workplace leaders in purposeful conversations and equipping them with the resources needed to reduce workplace burnout on a mass scale.
3 Tell-Tale Signs Your Employees Are Suffering From Burnout
According to the World Health Organization, burnout is characterized by three persisting symptoms: exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job, and reduced professional efficacy.
While we may pass these things off as fairly common, Gallup research states that, when left untreated, these symptoms have the potential to make severely burned-out workers 63% more likely to take a sick day, and 23% more likely to visit the emergency room.
The sheer prevalence of burnout in the workplace may actually be contributing to its inconspicuousness and, to some extent, normalization. But the truth of the matter is that burnout is an occupational phenomenon, not a medical condition–– meaning, at the end of the day, it can absolutely be prevented with the cultivation of personal work-life balance and the prioritization of wellbeing in company culture.
4 Must Read Books to Add to Your Reading List this Summer
With July just around the corner, we’re almost officially halfway through 2023. The beginning of Summer is an excellent marker to stop and reflect, both personally and professionally. For your own growth mindset development, here are 4 Leadology recommended books to add to your summer reading list.
Understanding the *Real* Causes and Effects of Burnout
Level with us… how often do high levels of stress at work make you feel like you’re not contributing to your team or organization in meaningful ways? Maybe you’re going through the motions, feeling like you’re perpetually stuck on a hamster wheel when it comes to your work. We may be able to easily define burnout on paper, but when we’re in the thick of its symptoms, it can be much more difficult to remedy.
How to Create Learning and Development Opportunities through a Spring Clean of Your Career
As we move further into the year (how is it the end of May already?!), it's important to take a step back and evaluate how we're leveraging learning and development in our careers. Are we growing? Are we learning? Are we leveraging our strengths?
Is This the Key to Improving Mental Health in the Workplace?
Across the globe, a growing number of companies are reporting rising levels of burnout and mental health issues in the workplace, despite taking intentional steps to provide mental health resources and support. While these offerings are incredibly important when it comes to supporting employee wellbeing, they don’t always address the root of the issue– and in some cases, the issue lies with lackluster management.
New Managers: Is Your First Year the Worst of Your Career?
We need to be speaking honestly about both the pitfalls and pleasures of becoming a new manager, so we can address them and minimize any dip in career satisfaction. In this article, Leadology summarizes the challenges of first-year management and provides three tips to smoothing the transition from buddy to boss.
What to Do if the Summer Slump Hinders Productivity at Work
Let’s face it– sometimes, we all get a major case of the “f*ck its” during the summer slump, which results in reduced productivity at work. Luckily for you, we all experience this at one point or another, and as always, Leadology is here with some tactical tips that everyone can employ to stop the summer slump from plummeting their– or their team’s– productivity in the workplace.
You’re Doing Workplace Boundaries Wrong - Here’s What to Do Instead
When it comes to workplace boundaries, there are a few main things that will make setting them the most effective. It’s little surprise that communication skills are at the forefront of any boundary-setting need. Setting workplace boundaries might feel intimidating but it’s important for all of us to feel confident to look after ourselves. If you’ve been unsuccessful in your attempts to set boundaries in the workplace, Leadology has some tips for you!
5 Tips to Stop Being a Helicopter Manager by Micromanaging Your Team
Not only is being a helicopter manager not a good look, but it has been linked to stunt productivity of employees and across teams, fosters dependency and lowers innovation, and can lead to high turnover. While your intentions are likely good, it’s important to stop micromanaging your team.
How to Foster a Culture of Holistic Wellbeing In Your Organization
When our employees' wellbeing suffers, so does the organization at large. While we can imagine what this looks like in the workplace on a practical level, do we understand the true cost of poor wellbeing? Gallup states when compounded over time, burnout has led to a startling $322 billion of turnover and lost productivity costs globally. In this article, Team Leadology breaks down what a culture of wellbeing looks like in the workplace, and how to approach that in your organization.
How This Statistic on Job Hopping Will Make Professional Development a Priority in Your Company
New year, new career? According to Monster.com, job hopping potential in 2023 has given employees cause to start searching for higher pay, less toxicity in the workplace, and growth opportunities. In this article, Leadology leans into professional development and workplace training to help retain those superstar employees.
Managing Employees with Anxiety: Using Radical Candor to Overcome Difficult Conversations in the Workplace
If you or someone you know has anxiety, you probably already know that pursuing a straightforward answer to the question of best to manage employees who are open about their own anxiety is tricky. As workplace leaders, it’s vital that we remember that while we’re not mental health experts, we do have the ability to navigate these kinds of difficult conversations with compassion, unique insight, and– radical candor.
Make 2025 a Game-Changing Year for Leadership by Using the 70/20/10 Rule
Like many other annual landmarks– work anniversaries, birthdays, and other special dates– the new year gives us all an opportunity to pause and take a hard look at our personal and professional progress. We admit, in the midst of the year, it can be quite difficult to take stock of what’s working, what’s not, and what to do with all of that information as it relates to leadership. But as managers, it’s vital that we approach each and every year with a distinct approach to not only better ourselves, but our teams, organizations, and industries as a result. The 70/20/10 rule provides a great opportunity for workplace leaders to hone in on their employee development.
Create Your Own, Personal Guide to Development and Success in 2025
Creating your own, personal guide to success is rooted in development. In order to be successful, it’s vital that we study success. At this point in the year, it’s pretty hard not to have our eyes set solely on what’s ahead; but at the same time, it’s incredibly important that before jumping into our intentions for 2023, we take a moment to remember and celebrate all of the lessons that this year brought us…
3 Signs You’re Burned Out at Work
Are you burned out at work? Chances are if you’ve been wondering this, you are at least close to burn out. If you are burned out at work, Leadology has prepared 3 signs to help you validate those feelings, and what to do about them.
How HIVE Learning is Reshaping How We Train Today’s Leaders
For quite some time now, leaders within professional development communities have searched for the most efficient ways to train employees. Of course, while there is no single solution to this universal question– especially when trying to address it in remote work settings– this community has undergone new shifts and explored innovative trends over the course of the pandemic in order to find what works best for individuals and teams. An approach that we’re particularly enthusiastic to share with you is the power of HIVE learning.
3 Powerful Feedback Conversation Tips to Maintain Supportive Relationships in the Workplace
Did you know that one of my absolute favorite parts of our Activate program is getting to actually practice the concepts we teach? While it’s great to have management insight in your back pocket, it’s a completely different experience to actually put it to work.
Be Strategic: A Bagel vs. Croissant Approach to Professional Networking
In a constantly shifting job market, finding a strategic approach to professional networking is more important than ever before. Though historically, networking has primarily been viewed as a means to be better positioned to advance in our own careers, we’re able to find more lasting meaning through networking when we consider it as a way to build better professional relationships. After all, it allows us the opportunity to share knowledge, experience, and insight with others– all things that were probably gifted to us by someone else in our network at some point.
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