Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 day agoWhy So Many People Burn Out at Work
Burnout results from high demands, limited resources, and unmet psychological needs, not just workload alone.
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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoMost companies don't have a burnout problem. They have a system that rewards people who can't stop performing and then acts surprised when those people collapse, because the collapse was always part of the business model. - Silicon Canals
The most dedicated employees may be the most frightened, driven by a culture that rewards overwork and leads to burnout.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoMost companies don't have a burnout problem. They have a system that rewards people who can't stop performing and then acts surprised when those people collapse, because the collapse was always part of the business model. - Silicon Canals
The most dedicated employees may be the most frightened, driven by a culture that rewards overwork and leads to burnout.
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Remote teams
fromPsychology Today
7 hours ago3 Ways Remote Work Exposes People-Pleasing Habits
Remote work can intensify people-pleasing behaviors, leading to increased anxiety and pressure to remain constantly available.
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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 hours agoWhy Power-Blindness Is the Ultimate Leadership Failure
A lack of empathy in leaders is a neurological byproduct of power, leading to strategic liabilities and poor decision-making.
fromFast Company
2 days agoThe workers secretly influencing their companies' AI usage
Estefania Angel noticed that while her company helped other enterprises set up AI, it did not use those systems internally. She began using AI apps in Slack, Outlook, and Google to track assignments, which garnered attention from her superiors.
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Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 weeks agoI run the world's largest employee mental health company. Leaders are treating AI adoption as a tech problem. It's not | Fortune
AI-driven job insecurity causes significant employee anxiety, manifesting as disengagement or burnout, requiring leaders to address this as a people challenge through transparent communication and trust-building rather than treating it solely as a technology issue.
Mental health
fromFast Company
3 weeks agoHow companies can prioritize the mental health of their employees and take steps to address chronic burnout
Employers must prioritize mental health and foster supportive work environments to address employee burnout caused by external stressors and hustle culture.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoWhen Everything Falls Apart at Once
Multiple simultaneous losses create cumulative adversity that triggers loss spirals, where each loss amplifies vulnerability and impairs coping capacity, but recovery and resilience are achievable through proper support and understanding.
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Careers
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago3 Conversations We Are Not Having at Work and Why We Need Them
Avoided workplace conversations about unsustainable workloads, unmet needs, and broken trust create burnout and disengagement; addressing them directly restores agency and improves organizational culture.
fromFast Company
1 month agoWhat is 'wellness governance' (and why you should be practicing it)
Being a leader today requires a new level of performance. One that overrides fatigue, can suppress internal signals, and absorbs constant urgency, all while rapidly context-switching. Simply said, modern leadership demands have increased, and not everyone is-or wants to stay-on board. Today's leaders face growing expectations, dynamic responsibilities, and constant pressure to perform amid deep uncertainty and an ever-accelerating business ecosystem.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago8 workplace behaviors that quietly signal soameone is burning out long before they say anything about it - Silicon Canals
Burnout manifests through subtle behavioral changes like reduced meeting participation and brief emails, often appearing months before someone explicitly acknowledges burnout.
Careers
fromeLearning Industry
3 weeks ago10 Signs Of A Toxic Workplace (And How Employees Can Protect Themselves)
Toxic workplaces develop from unaddressed negative behaviors, poor leadership, and unhealthy practices, manifesting through poor communication, hostile behavior, and lack of transparency that damage employee well-being and productivity.
Remote teams
fromhttps://scoop.upworthy.com
2 months agoBoss called her 'unproductive' and forced her to return to office. When she stopped replying after work hours, he knew he messed up
An employee enforced strict work boundaries after a mandatory return-to-office by working only during office hours and refusing after-hours responses.
fromMacon Telegraph
2 months agoSolving for burnout: 7 strategies to enhance workers' mental health and productivity in 2026
Loneliness and burnout-deeply interwined in the workplace-are hitting American workers (and companies) hard. In 2025, global healthcare firm Cigna found that over half of all employees surveyed felt lonely. Around 57% admitted to feeling unmotivated and stagnant, while two-thirds of full-time workers say they experience burnout on the job, according to a 2025 Gallup study. The financial toll is jaw-dropping. Harvard Business Review reports that loneliness costs U.S. companies up to $154 billion annually through lost productivity, increased burnout, and employees resigning.
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