“If you’re going to do something to actually make a difference in a positive direction, you have to focus on what’s causing it in the workplace and not just blame the victim and point a finger.”
A lack of career opportunities has caused a rise in employee burnout and fatigue.
Burnout should be reframed as a “we problem” instead of a “me problem,” Christina Maslach, psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley, tells HR Brew.
“I think, in the corporate world, a lot of us are experiencing survival mode, not acute like when a tiger is chasing you, but chronic, that it can go on for years.”
“Those who don’t work in the business of people may not think that culture and employee engagement are tied to business success, but in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth.”
“What surprised me in my research is the link between playfulness and productivity. We feel less judged. We feel more free to fail when we can laugh at ourselves and laugh with our colleagues.”
The eight-hour workday is so two millennia ago.
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