Want to prevent burnout at work?

The answer is simple.

BUILD ENGAGEMENT. 

 

The best way to prevent burnout in the workplace is to increase the amount of engagement before any challenges occur.

Building engagement prevents burnout because when people are able to engage in their work it helps them to better cope with the challenges that may arise and recover from any stress.

Engagement and burnout are the positive and negative endpoints of a single scale with engagement being seen as the positive contrast of burnout.

While people who have high levels of engagement are certainly going to be low on burnout, people who have low levels of engagement will experience a higher amount of burnout.

 

 

Sources:

Maslach, Christina. “Burnout and Engagement in the Workplace: New Perspectives.” EHP, The European Health Psychologist: Bulletin of the European Health Psychology Society, Sept. 2011, citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.458.569.

Berna , Morgan. “How to Prevent Burnout At Work Like a Pro.” Olympic Benefits, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, 17 Sept. 2019, www.olympiabenefits.com/blog/how-to-prevent-burnout-at-work-like-a-pro.