Bobbi L. Newman
It looks like burnout is the theme of this weeks articles. If you haven't already explored the 6 causes of burnout take a look at some of these articles before reading the links below. 6 Causes of Burnout, and How to Avoid Them, The 6 Leading Causes of Employee Burnout, If You Want to Fix … Continue reading Workplace Wellness for Libraries, May 19, 2023
I cannot recommend the Maintenance Phase podcast enough if you're looking to unpack your beliefs around health and wellness and examine how health myths are formed. It has a lighthearted but not safe for work tone and uses data to break things down. I listened to an old episode this weekend on Workplace Wellness programs. … Continue reading Workplace Wellness Links for Libraries May 12, 2023
A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup ...there are three core attributes of burnout: First, we feel exhausted and as though we have no energy to do good work. Second, we feel cynical and have negative attitudes toward our projects. We also experience a sense of disassociation from those projects and from the people around us, whether coworkers, … Continue reading Workplace Wellness Links May 5, 2023
Sometime during the last month, while working on the section on the much-over-due book, a light clicked for me - I am experiencing burnout. There are many factors that contribute to burnout that result from poor policies, management, and working conditions. I can honestly say that most of what led me to burnout were my … Continue reading Reflecting on Burnout
When Work-From-Home Burnout Doesn't Let Up: Expert advice for those caught in a pandemic purgatory of exhaustion and stress burnout can't always be entirely addressed by personal shifts. “It's created as part of a system,” she says. “And you may not be able to yoga and meditate your way out of it.” Sometimes, she adds, you have … Continue reading Library Staff Wellness Links Week of May 17th
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