The Thorny Problem of Employee Burnout

Employee burnout, disengagement, and malaise are long-standing challenges in many organizations and throughout the workforce. A recent study (Workplace Burnout at ‘Epidemic Proportions’, The Employee Burnout Crisis: Study Reveals Big Workplace Challenge in 2017) demonstrates how serious the problem actually is.

So here's the bottom line: HR and organizational leadership have to step up and be proactive about shifting workplace culture by:

• responding to employee concerns in a direct and transparent way,

• creating and incentivizing high-quality wellness programming, and

• changing norms about work hours and the workweek to maximize productivity and improve retention.

Culture shift is hard. And it takes a long time. But it will never happen if those at the top aren't committed to building a better, more positive, more sustainable workplace.