Long Love Doth So (Part II): STRESS + REST = GROWTH

In my last post, I introduced this series on living and working sustainably to prevent burnout. I experienced a burnout a while back. Since then I’ve encountered many people and organizations who seem to think toxic workplace practices are the norm – the way things are and the way things will always be. It doesn’t have to be this way. …

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How to Recover from Burnout

As I mentioned in my earlier post, human learning and performance professionals should know better, but we sure do like to work in crazy, caustic work environments. Indeed, in my experience, learning and performance professionals are some of the worst culprits of contributing to workplace toxicity. A few years ago, I experienced a burnout. I’m better now, but it’s not …