Burnout
Summary: Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion, cynicism and ineffectiveness in the workplace, and by chronic negative responses to stressful workplace conditions. These free resources can help.
For individuals
If you feel you may be at risk, Prevent burnout offers strategies to help identify signs and prevent burnout for yourself.
For leaders
Burnout can result in decreased job satisfaction, increased turnover rates, and lower employee morale, making it a pressing concern for leaders. Burnout response for leaders offers resources and strategies designed to help leaders assess and address employee burnout, and there are additional resources specifically on workload stress.
Burnout articles and resources
The list that follows includes the resources linked to above as well as related information that may be more specific to your current situation.
Try these strategies to help identify risks and to prevent burning out.
How to identify employee burnout, recognize workplace factors and take pro-active steps for prevention. These strategies can help protect overachievers and those recovering from burnout.
When employees struggle with workload stress, it’s important to focus on easing the stress rather than just lowering the quantity of work, especially when they’re only working regular hours.
Questions and strategies to help you have a supportive conversation when someone you care about appears to be struggling with burnout.
Self-employed, gig workers and independent professionals have unique stressors that need to be addressed to provide a healthy work-life balance. In consultation with independent professionals, free resources, tips and strategies are provided.
Setting healthy boundaries helps support mental well-being. It includes prioritizing adequate self-care and establishing work-life balance that optimizes energy and focus in both personal and work settings. Learning how to do this well may take a lifetime, so why not start now?
Tips and strategies to make it easier to advocate for the health and well-being of our loved ones. This includes information on government services, seniors, health, finances and self-care.
Understand how to address chronic mental stress and how to recognize hazards. This tool provides strategies for reducing risk to protect both employers and employees.
Tactful words to use when referring employees to mental health resources for a variety of reasons. While the examples use Mental health awareness videos, you can adapt them for any resource.
Check out these strategies to help employees maintain their well-being while working with a boss they find difficult. You’ll find a variety of approaches for different management styles and behaviours.