The Truth About Burnout

How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It

by: Christina Maslach|Michael P. Leiter

in: Workplace Culture

Summary:

The book explores the organizational factors that contribute to employee burnout, such as workload, control, reward, community, fairness, and values. It offers strategies for both individuals and organizations to prevent burnout by aligning people's work with their core values and improving the workplace environment.

Key points:

1. Organizational Impact: The book highlights that burnout is largely due to the work environment, with factors like heavy workload, lack of control, and unfairness playing a role.

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