This book describes the causes of and methods to prevent states of exhaustion and burnout in professional contexts. It overviews a range of issues from human resource practices in commercial enterprises, to prevention of fatigue and preservation of the working individual’s vital energy. The book also addresses new measurement and training methods stemming from the latest applications of biofeedback, testing and training methods, and heart rate variability research, and their application in companies’ modern preventive management strategies, as well as in occupational and business psychotherapeutic practice. Approaching companies as social, living systems, prevention is discussed as a management tool in the corporate culture and as a strategic management decision. Selected case examples show the daily demands and challenges at the workplace and discuss work-life integration, on living and working “in flow,” and on the various facets of working persons’ energy. This book is suitable for a wide range of audiences including professionals implementing these tools and practices as well as graduate students studying these contexts.
Mayo Clinic Strategies to Reduce Burnout: 12 Actions to Create the Ideal Workplace tells the story of the evolving journey of those in the medical profession. It dwells not on the story of burnout, distress, compassion fatigue, moral injury, and cognitive dissonance but rather on a narrative of hope for professional fulfillment, well-being, joy, and camaraderie. Achieving this aim requires health care professionals and administrative leaders working together to create the ideal workplace-through nurturing positivity and pushing negativity aside. The ultimate aspiration is esprit de corps-the common spirit existing in members of a group that inspires enthusiasm, devotion, loyalty, camaraderie, engagement, and strong regard for the welfare of the team and of common interests and responsibilities. Mayo Clinic Strategies to Reduce Burnout: 12 Actions to Create the Ideal Workplace provides a road map for you to create esprit de corps for your team and organization. The map is paved with information about reliable, patient-centered, and thoughtful systems embedded within psychologically safe and just cultures. The authors drew on their extensive research on the well-being of health care professionals; from their experience in quality, department operations, leadership and organization development, management, safe havens, and care teams; and from their roles as president, chief wellness officer, chief quality officer, chair, principal investigator, senior fellow, and board director.
Today's workforce is experiencing job burnout in epidemic proportions. Workers at all levels, both white- and blue-collar, feel stressed out, insecure, misunderstood, undervalued, and alienated at their workplace. This original and important book debunks the common myth that when workers suffer job burnout they are solely responsible for their fatigue, anger, and don't give a damn attitude. The book clearly shows where the accountability often belongs. . . .squarely on the shoulders of the organization.
Presents the papers that promote theory and research on important substantive and methodological topics in the field of human resources management. This title collects papers on important issues in the field of human resources management, including insights on employment branding, family owned firms, virtual global teams and intrinsic motivation.
🔥 Feeling burnt out in your professional life? Discover how to reclaim balance and well-being with mindfulness! 🔥 In today's fast-paced and demanding world, burnout has become an all-too-common experience for professionals across industries. But what if there was a way to reclaim balance and well-being in your professional life? In "From Burnout to Balance," mindfulness expert Lance J. Miles guides you on a transformative journey to combat burnout and cultivate a sense of peace, clarity, and fulfillment in your career. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and mindfulness practices, Miles demystifies the concept of burnout and provides practical strategies for implementing mindfulness in your professional life. Through eight comprehensive chapters, you'll explore the roots of burnout, uncover the science behind mindfulness, and learn how to integrate mindfulness into your daily work habits. 🌟 Here's what you'll discover inside: 🌟 - Understanding Burnout: Uncover the signs and symptoms of burnout and learn how to recognize and address them. - Exploring the Neuroscience Behind Mindfulness: Delve into the science of mindfulness and discover how it can transform your brain and improve your well-being. - Getting Started with Mindfulness: Learn practical techniques for incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine, even amidst a busy schedule. - Mindful Work Habits: Discover how to cultivate mindfulness in your work habits and create a more focused, productive, and fulfilling professional life. - Managing Stress and Anxiety: Explore effective strategies for managing stress and anxiety in the workplace, so you can stay calm and centered in any situation. - Enhancing Communication and Relationships: Learn how mindfulness can improve communication, collaboration, and relationships with colleagues, clients, and managers. - Work-Life Integration: Discover how to create a more harmonious balance between your professional and personal life, so you can thrive in both. - Sustaining Your Mindfulness Practice: Get tips and insights for maintaining a consistent mindfulness practice and overcoming common challenges along the way. From understanding the physiological effects of stress to enhancing communication and relationships in the workplace, Miles offers actionable techniques and insights to help you navigate the challenges of modern work life with grace and resilience. Whether you're struggling with overwhelm, anxiety, or simply seeking greater fulfillment in your career, "From Burnout to Balance" provides the tools and guidance you need to thrive in today's fast-paced world. With a compassionate and relatable approach, Miles empowers readers to take control of their well-being and create a more balanced and fulfilling professional life. Packed with practical advice, real-life examples, and guided mindfulness exercises, this book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to break free from the cycle of burnout and cultivate lasting well-being in their career. Transform your relationship with work and discover a newfound sense of balance and purpose with "From Burnout to Balance". Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career journey, this book offers a roadmap to greater resilience, fulfillment, and success in your professional life. 🚀
Wherever people are working, there is some type of stress—and where there is stress, there is the risk of burnout. It is widespread, the subject of numerous studies in the U.S. and abroad. It is also costly, both to individuals in the form of sick days, lost wages, and emotional exhaustion, and to the workplace in terms of the bottom line. But as we are now beginning to understand, burnout is also preventable. Burnout for Experts brings multifaceted analysis to a multilayered problem, offering comprehensive discussion of contributing factors, classic and less widely perceived markers of burnout, coping strategies, and treatment methods. International perspectives consider phase models of burnout and differentiate between burnout and related physical and mental health conditions. By focusing on specific job and life variables including workplace culture and gender aspects, contributors give professionals ample means for recognizing burnout as well as its warning signs. Chapters on prevention and intervention detail effective programs that can be implemented at the individual and organizational levels. Included in the coverage: · History of burnout: a phenomenon. · Personal and external factors contributing to burnout. · Depression and burnout · Assessment tools and methods. · The role of communication in burnout prevention. · Active coping and other intervention strategies. Skillfully balancing scholarship and accessibility, Burnout for Experts is a go-to resource for health psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and organizational, industrial, and clinical psychologists.
Patient-centered, high-quality health care relies on the well-being, health, and safety of health care clinicians. However, alarmingly high rates of clinician burnout in the United States are detrimental to the quality of care being provided, harmful to individuals in the workforce, and costly. It is important to take a systemic approach to address burnout that focuses on the structure, organization, and culture of health care. Taking Action Against Clinician Burnout: A Systems Approach to Professional Well-Being builds upon two groundbreaking reports from the past twenty years, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System and Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, which both called attention to the issues around patient safety and quality of care. This report explores the extent, consequences, and contributing factors of clinician burnout and provides a framework for a systems approach to clinician burnout and professional well-being, a research agenda to advance clinician well-being, and recommendations for the field.
"[A] fusion of empathetic strategies with practical insights offers a transformative perspective on workplace efficiency and burnout prevention, making it essential reading for leaders and HR professionals in creating sustainable, healthy organizational cultures." - Ganna Pogrebna, Professor of Behavioral Analytics and Data Science, University of Sydney, Australia "[...] This is a must-read for those interested in both process management and burnout. And the links between both". - Sir Cary L. Cooper, Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health, Alliance Manchester Business School, England "Blending rigorous academic research with real-world insights, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking to navigate the complexities of work efficiency and psychological well-being". - Kurt Matzler, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Innsbruck, Austria, and author of The High Performance Mindset: Race Across America, listed in Forbes Ten Best Business Books of 2023 How can we work towards ensuring that organisations are robust and highly productive and avoid issues such as tiredness, burnout, high employee turnover, motivational issues, or problems with the emotional climate? Bringing together the fields of process management and organisational behaviour for the first time, this book provides sorely needed practical guidance on how organisations can diagnose, anticipate, and address psychological issues in their workforces as well as process vulnerabilities in their operations. Advocating for a human-centred approach to process management, the authors help discover and prevent negative psychological issues related to emotional exhaustion. This book offers a step-by-step toolkit for burnout recognition and systematic prevention using established process management tools. Thus, the book offers a deep look into psychological aspects far beyond classical process management. Yevgen Bogodistov, currently a Professor of Project and Process Management at the Management Centre Innsbruck (MCI), Austria, is a dedicated researcher in business process management and organisational behaviour. Prior to his academic role, he held positions as a leading economist, HR director, and COO in a midsize Ukrainian enterprise. Jürgen Moormann, a Professor of Bank and Process Management at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, specialises in strategic development, business engineering, and process management. With a background in management consulting, he brings valuable expertise to the German financial services sector.
This book uniquely provides actionable strategies along the wellness continuum in multiple dimensions: personal, institutional and professional; while applicable across disciplines: nursing and allied health, advanced practice providers and physicians. Further, the content is presented in a manner that can be taught to those entering the workforce, or serve as a primer for Wellness Officers. Most mental health texts focus on the needs of patients and ignore the mental health needs of clinicians. This book fills that gap embracing wellness initiatives as a matter of mental health. Wellness strategies for Inclusion Diversity and Equity are presented. The often ignored subject of suicide is approached head-on with evidence-based strategies for prevention. At the far end of the continuum of wellness, grief management after losing a colleague to death and/or suicide will be addressed. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a brief presentation of the science, application of principles into wellness practice, opportunities for future research and discussion questions. Artwork created by healthcare workers are included to augment transfer of knowledge through art as a way of knowing. Videos are offered to demonstrate through simulation lessons taught through the book.
Background: Chronic work-related stress, known as burnout, is damaging to patient's recovery, healthcare professional's health and the organization's functioning. Burnout increases medical errors and healthcare costs through a cascade of effects, including a decrease in work quality, job satisfaction, and retention. Prevention and treatment strategies have focused on the improvement of the organizational environment or building individual resiliency. While important, these have not adequately addressed the vital role groups play in the management of stress. I posit the need for new approaches inclusive of innovative group strategies that bring about the co-regulation of stress in work groups. Mindfulness-informed group process is one such approach that appears to improve group functioning through a combination of safe group development infused with mindfulness. Methodology: To better understand the principles of mindfulness-informed group process, this research used a constructivist grounded theory methodology to develop a mindfulness-informed group theory. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, relevant scholarly literature collated through systematic reviews, and additional related published materials. Interviews were conducted with mindfulness-informed group leaders, each with extensive training in a mindfulness-informed practice and group therapy. Results: Findings detailed an interlocking process whereby the leader's mindfulness and the form of the group infuse the interpersonal mindfulness of the group. This creates an interpersonal field where mindfulness is practiced and trained as a skill. Mindfulness-informed group leaders play a vital role in the development of mindfulness-awareness in the group through their openness, genuineness and skillful communication. Interpersonal mindfulness allows for enhanced communication as member's signal safety facilitated by the skillful articulation of feelings and thoughts in-the-moment within workplace constraints. Members create connections and social support, which appears to allow for increased self-regulation of stress through mindfulness and co-regulation through interpersonal mindfulness. Discussion: Mindfulness-informed group theory offers insights into the regulation of stress and burnout for healthcare leaders and professionals in small group environments. It does so by highlighting the development of safe group environments through the practice of interpersonal mindfulness in work interactions. Burnout is best addressed through improving individual resilience, the development of safe interpersonal environments and organizational efforts to support professionals in healthcare delivery.
