What is burnout?
Research shows that, when asked about aspects of their jobs that undermine their mental health and well-being, employees frequently cite the feeling of always being on call, unfair treatment, unreasonable workload, low autonomy, and lack of social support. Those are not challenges likely to be reversed with wellness programs.
In fact, decades of research suggest that interventions targeting only individuals are far less likely to have a sustainable impact on employee health than systemic solutions, including organizational-level interventions. Sections of the pdf linked below are highlighted to indicate where the work of LifeWork Systems intersects with the content of this article. To read this highlighted version of this industry article:
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