Below, we give you a list of 19 practical and immediately applicable tips for preventing burnout—each time, we also give you a possible action to get started immediately.
Preventing Burnout: 19 Practical & Immediately Applicable Tips
- Accept different work projects: Employees can also be busy with something other than their job; this can be an extra work project. Possibly make everyone on your team do something different outside the job, like organizing a company party.
- Plan breaks throughout the day: Promote a lunch break of one hour and a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes, with the possibility of a social chat and personal phone calls (Possible action: Take the breaks together with your team).
- Be flexible: If a deadline or objective isn’t realistic, adjust it until it is, or if the person isn’t the appropriate fit, replace them with someone else (possible action: monitor projects carefully).
- Recognize, Reward, and Promote: Outstanding contributions from all employees to the company are essential and should be recognized (possible action: outstanding reward performance with pats on the back, bonuses, prizes, or promotions).
- Follow passions: Make sure that every team member is passionate about what they do (possible action: make an overview of the desires of your employees).
- Must-have moments: Also give your employees ‘must-have’ moments, for example, when they have to be with their children for a music exam (possible action: listen to your employees what they think is essential at home and respond to this).
- Provide the right resources: Help your employees be successful by providing them with the right and good resources (possible action: make an overview of the needs of your employees).
- Train your team: Make sure all team members know and perform their job well (possible action: prepare a personal development plan for each employee).
- Know your employees: Take the time to get to know each individual personally (action possible: Have lunch with everyone in person to discuss non-business topics).
- Be realistic when assigning tasks: Work is challenging until it becomes overwhelming (possible action: adjust your workload distribution).
- Treat your team: Surprise them by treating them (possible action: Christmas breakfast meeting, New Year’s drink outside the office).
- Let employees participate in company decisions: Make each individual a domain expert and empower them to make company-wide decisions (potential action: who can I persuade to engage in what?).
- Maintain reasonable working hours: Ensure that your employees perform well and that this is also approximately the same for everyone (possible action: create a table with the number of working hours for each employee).
- Offer sufficient support: As a manager, spend adequate time listening to your employees’ concerns (possible action: create clarity about your availability and accessibility).
- Create a fun work environment: An inspiring workplace will significantly reduce burnout (possible action: encourage your team to create a super-fun work environment that is fun to work in).
- Define clear roles: Ensure each staff member has a clear job description and knows their responsibilities and the firm’s expectations (possible action: have a precise and up-to-date job description for everyone on your team).
- Create a supportive culture: Make sure that everyone on your team also supports everyone and recognizes exemplary behavior in this area (possible action: actively support your employees so that you are an example).
- Provide adequate feedback: Employees need to know when they are performing at peak performance and when they have missed the ball (possible action: take time to give immediate feedback to all employees).
- Encourage social relations: The better the social relations, the better your team will perform; humor is critical here (possible action: provide something humorous in the workplace now and then).
So far, 19 practical & immediately applicable tips for avoiding burnout.
Burnout or stress is a common phenomenon to which no one is immune. Recognizing and preventing burnout is, therefore, very important for managers.
I genuinely believe that a positive work environment is essential for the success of any organization. By ensuring that our team members are happy, motivated, and supported, we can empower them to perform their best work. It’s important to me that we prioritize the well-being of our employees, as I know that stressed and dissatisfied team members can lead to decreased productivity. Let’s work together to create a stimulating and supportive workspace that encourages growth and success.
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