Burnout is feeling physically and mentally exhausted by work to the point where the employee no longer possesses the desire or even the capability to perform their job at a quality level. Dr. Eean Crawford at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa highlights the early signs of burnout, the toll on individuals and the workplace, potential causes, and employer solutions.
Resources
➤ Fida, R., Laschinger, H. K. S., & Leiter, M. P. (2018). The protective role of self-efficacy against workplace incivility and burnout in nursing: A time-lagged study. Health care management review, 43(1), 21-29. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000126
➤ McCormack, N., & Cotter, C. (2013). Managing burnout in the workplace: A guide for information professionals. Elsevier.
➤ Pega, F., Náfrádi, B., Momen, N. C., Ujita, Y., Streicher, K. N., Prüss-Üstün, A. M., … & Woodruff, T. J. (2021). Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury. Environment International, 154, 106595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106595
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