The 3 Types Of Burnout Employees Experience But No One Talks About

Did it ever occur to that with maybe you’re doing too much, and this could lead to burnout?

Find out about a secret weapon that can protect you against this

Here are some key messages from this episode:

• Why you may be headed towards burnout
• How slowing down can support your inclusion goals
• Your secret weapon against burnout and much much more

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Here are some key takeaways from this episode:

The Three Types of Burnout

“There are 3 types of burnout: exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. I won’t go into each one here because when people talk about burnout in the workplace, they generally mean emotional exhaustion”

The Reason why Employee Resource Group Members are Prone to Burnout

“My experience is that people within employee resource groups are massively susceptible to emotional exhaustion. One of the key reasons is identity work”

Your Secret Weapon Against Burnout

“The argument is that to decrease burnout you need to increase engagement.

This is where you can rely on the secret weapon that you didn’t know you had: Employee resource groups”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:

Maslach, C., Schaufeli, W. B., & Leiter, M. P. (2001). Job burnout. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 397–422.

Maslach, C., & Leiter, M. P. (2008). Early Predictors of Job Burnout and Engagement. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93(3), 498–512.

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Identity Work & Employee Resource Groups

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