If you work in any organization long enough you will run into a disruptive, someone exhibiting disruptive behavior. I can speak first-hand for the profession of medicine. Estimates suggest that just 3-5% of physicians are responsible for most of the disruptive behavior in medicine. But, you can find disruptive behavior in any organization. While 3-5%…
Author: Dr. Burnout
Why Burnout Matters and How to Recognize It
The keyword hallmarks of burnout are exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy. This represents more to the individual experiencing burnout than just job related stress. Burnout is a condition which can leave an individual feeling helpless, hopeless, confused, isolated and lost. I have described the differences between burnout and stress. Burnout is a much more serious state…
Do you see yourself in just one way or many?
When you hear the word forest, do you think only of trees and nothing more? Certainly, there is more to a forest than trees. But, when someone hears the word forest, trees usually come to mind because they are the most prominent and striking feature of a forest. In truth, you can not have a…
Your Core Values and Burnout
Okay, here is the bottom-bottom line. If you are honoring your core values you are more likely to be happy. If you are dishonoring your core values you are more likely to be miserable. Violating your own core values will lead to burnout at your job, in your personal life and on living. To be…
Conflicting Values and Burnout
Everyone has a set of core values that guide them in life and in their everyday interactions with others. If you work for an organization, you bring those values with you into the workplace. The creation of conflicting values in the workplace can put employees on the fast track to job burnout. Recently, I began…