Workload
Summary: When employees struggle with workload stress, it’s important to focus on alleviating the stress rather than just reducing the quantity of work. These free resources can help you balance employee well-being with performance and productivity.
For individuals
As individuals, we can learn to prevent burnout from workload and other stressors by increasing our self-awareness and our ability to advocate for our own work-life balance.
For leaders
Employee workload stress provides tools and strategies for employers and leaders to take effective action that balances the need to get the job done with the need to support psychological health and safety.
Workload 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.
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.
These actions and responses can be put in place with only a minimal investment of resources or cost to the organization.
These resources can help you support an employee to improve their performance and productivity related to a specific task by working through potential barriers and building a plan for success.
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.
Try these strategies to help identify risks and to prevent burning out.
Choose strategies known to help you at work if you experience neurodivergence, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia or dysphagia.
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.
If you are struggling to succeed at work and wait for your supervisor to point out what you’re doing wrong, that feedback could add to your stress. Learn to be proactive and advocate for what you know will help you to do a good job. You’re much more likely to receive the support you need.
Working from home comes with unique challenges. Learn strategies to support your well-being while balancing your personal and work life.
These questions can help you to open up a conversation that can foster and improve psychological safety among your team members.