Why The Biggest Risk To Your Business This Year Is Burnout (And How To Tackle It)
As the business landscape grows increasingly demanding, burnout looms as a significant threat to organizational health. Understanding its roots and implementing effective strategies to combat it is crucial for maintaining productivity, morale, and overall business success.
Burning Out
52% of employees feel burnt out
- Over half of employees report working longer hours
- A quarter report being unable to unplug from work
- Crisis management is one thing, but how do you permanently lower the temperature so your teams can recover sustainably?
- Look into ways to prioritize team wellbeing all year-round
Cut Down On Context Switching
To lower the amount of context switching team members have to do, decrease the number of tools they need to monitor throughout the day.
- Make it clear that emails and chat messages aren’t emergencies and that notifications can be muted while deep work is being carried out.
Check In On Employees Regularly
Managers should keep close eye on how much work employees are taking on
- Use tools like Trello to see who is taking on a reasonable amount of work and who might be overextending or falling behind
- Invest in manager coaching and resources to recognize and address burnout signs
Set Healthy Communication Boundaries-And Model Them
When employees may not feel like they can draw a line in the sand between their work and personal lives, it’s up to leadership to clearly share communication expectations and model healthy boundaries.
- Encourage employees to turn off all email, Slack, and work app notifications outside of working hours, and ensure that managers aren’t reaching out to team members after hours with requests.
Stop the Slow Burn
Support your employees’ ability to focus and work-life balance by focusing on their day-to-day experiences-and you’ll stop burnout from smoldering on for too long
- Trello moves teamwork forward by bringing productivity, collaboration, and team spirit together in one place.
Eliminate Unnecessary Meetings
A recent joint study from Harvard Business School and New York University found that the average number of meetings increased 12.9% during the pandemic, while the size of each meeting grew by 13.5%.
- Does this meeting really need to exist?
- While some events should happen in real time, many other meetings can be carried out asynchronously.