Collaboration overload and burnout

As a leader of a team, you may be seeing burnout in some of your employees. You might also be struggling with burnout yourself. In our employee article this month, we focus on burnout at the individual level. For leaders of teams and organizations, we’re diving into the role of collaboration in burnout.

Upcoming Live Webinars

Consider encouraging new employees to register for an orientation to learn about their EAP benefits.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Orientation

March 17, 2022
1 - 1:30 p.m.

Presented by Washington State EAP counselors

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Orientation

April 20, 2022
2 - 2:30 p.m.

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Orientation

May 24, 2022
9 - 9:30 a.m.

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Orientation

June 15, 2022
10 - 10:30 a.m.

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Research & Resources

Burnout

How Leaders Can Balance the Needs to Perform and to Transform – Harvard Business Review. “How can you handle the chaos of the present … and also create space to hatch the future? How can you avoid getting overwhelmed by day-to-day tasks that feel so urgent, at the expense of game-changing initiatives that are truly important?”

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas [video] – TED Talks. “Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity.”

How Companies Are Dealing with Black Worker Burnout During Covid Pandemic - Bloomberg. “If you don’t create an environment where team members are welcome to bring their whole selves to work—to truly be themselves—and feel like they are valued and that they belong, then they will go somewhere else.”

What the pandemic taught us about racism at work and how to handle going back to the office - PBS NewsHour. As more organizations return to the workplace, understanding the experiences of Black employees can help you make informed decisions for your teams and improve retention.

Conflict in Ukraine

Conflict in Ukraine: Crisis support and resources. A resource guide from the Washington State EAP to support employee well-being, especially for those with strong connections to the region.