“Yet, evidence is mounting that personal, band-aid solutions are not enough to combat an epic and rapidly evolving workplace phenomenon… With “burnout” now officially recognized by the World Health Organization, the responsibility for managing it has shifted away from employees and toward employers. Burnout is preventable. It requires good organizational hygiene, better data, asking more timely and relevant questions, smarter budgeting (more micro-budgeting), and ensuring that wellness offerings are included as part of your well-being strategy.”

Harvard Business Review, Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People, Jennifer Moss, 2019

“The new landscape has to be radically different. Realizing that stand-alone, piecemeal programs aren’t sufficient, companies are searching for effective ways to integrate wellness into their organizational culture.”

“[It is] self-leaders who are going to achieve their wellness goals. We simply have to provide the education and resources they need – and then get out of their way.”

Chapter 2: Health as a Competitive Economic Advantage, Zero Trends: Health as a Serious Economic Strategy, Dr. Dee W Edington (Pioneer of Wellness in Corporations), 2009.

“Leaders need to focus less on activity and more on impact,” Stallbaumer says. “The most important question they should be asking themselves is: ‘How can I create clarity and help people understand what to prioritize so we’re rewarding employees’ impact, not just their activity?’”

Colette Stallbaumer, the general manager for Microsoft 365 and “future of work.” quoted in “50% of workers are burned out and ‘productivity paranoia’ could be making it worse: ‘People are just worn down’” by Morgan Smith in CNBC Make It, Oct 2022.

• 91% of employees say unmanaged stress and frustration in the workplace negatively affect the quality of their work, 2015 Deloitte Survey
• Burned-out employees are 63% more likely to take a sick day and 23% more likely to end up in the ER
• Employees who say they’re very often or always burned out at work are nearly three times as likely to be actively seeking new employment
• Workers who transition from full-time office positions to full-time remote work are 67% lonelier, and 12% of lonely workers say they feel their quality of work is substandard
• Workplace stress in the United States costs corporations nearly $190 billion each year as a result of employee mortality and overall health costs

“Managing health care costs and benefits is not easy in these tough economic times; but retaining top talent should be a high strategic initiative for any company to survive in this global environment… You simply can’t win without talent; employees are an investment for the future.”

Michael Bruno, Human Capital Specialist and Change Agent, Founder & CEO New Directions 4 Grads.