Keeping Your “High Performers” From Burnout

Burnout is a word we’ve heard often in the past 14 months. In one 2021 study across different industries, age groups, and experience levels, 52% of employee respondents said they were feeling burned out, up from 43% who reported the same pre-pandemic. More than two-thirds of employees felt that the pandemic had made the burnout issue worse (see Employee Burnout Report: COVID-19’s Impact & Three Strategies To Curb It). Among frontline health care workers, the problems are heightened—55% say they feel burned out while 62% say worry or stress related to COVID has negatively . . .