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Work and Running Marathons

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Michael

In honor of Sunday’s New York City Marathon, here are six ways in which work is like running a marathon: In a marathon, everybody has the same goal – crossing the finish line – but everybody achieves that goal in … Continue reading →

Posted in Burnout, Civility, Worklife | Tagged Civility, Competition, pacing, Recovery, Workload, Workplace health | 1 Comment

Homework

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Michael

Sunday’s New York Times ran a story about some elite prep schools in the New York area who are making a concerted effort to better stagger tests and essays so students are not so overwhelmed as well as limit the … Continue reading →

Posted in Burnout, Psychological Resilience | Tagged education, Exhaustion, Learning, pacing, Resilience, Workload | Leave a comment

Canada’s answer to improving worklife!

Dr. Michael Leiter, co-author of Banishing Burnout and The Truth about Burnout, is set to release his newest book on Work Engagement. Dr. Leiter founded the Canadian Centre for Organizational Research & Development and has researched organizational behaviour for more than two decades. He knows how to improve an organization’s bottom line (productivity and profitability by improving its top line - people. In fact, he and his co-author coined the term "work engagement" as the antithesis to burnout!

Over the years, Dr. Leiter has worked closely with a host of researchers, including Dr. Christine Maslach, creator of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and most recently, with Dr. Arnold Bakker on work engagement. Now, through work with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) - the largest integrated health care system in the U.S. - Dr. Leiter has the CREW Solution.

What is your usual pattern

...when you wake up feeling ill?

I take a sick day if I feel terrible.

I take a sick day if I believe I’m contagious.

I go to work but scale back my work.

I go to work and work at my full potential.

I take a sick day if I have a fever.

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