Author: Dr. Burnout

In recent posts I defined job burnout – emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (cynicism) and a lack of a sense of personal accomplishment (inefficacy). I also described for you the six job mismatches which can cause a person to burnout – work overload, lack of control, insufficient reward, breakdown of community, absence of fairness and conflicting values. We…

I just returned from a trip to the mountains of North Carolina where the annual fall colors are on full display. Pastoral valleys, bucolic coves, rolling slopes were simply dazzling in the sunlight and everything seemed to be dancing on the wind. The rich color of the leaves, peak perfect in all of their resplendent…

I was hiking recently in Sedona, AZ, and had the rare privilege of making it up to the Shaman’s Cave. Many native Americans, spiritual leaders and mystics make it a point to visit this cave for inspiration. Before it came to be called the Shaman’s cave it was known as Robber’s Roost. Which name fits…

When it is recognized that an individual has burnout the individual often becomes the sole focus of efforts to correct any underlying problems. Yet, the underlying problems may not exist with the individual. Burnout can occur any time and anywhere there is a major mismatch between the nature of the job and the nature of…

I love this quote. This little ditty comes from none other than Deborah Tutnauer, an Entrepreneur Business Coach I know who lives in Colorado. In one elegant and brilliantly constructed sentence she has packaged all you need to know if you happen to find yourself in need of change. Deborah tells the story that she…