Specific ways to overcome initiative burnout
It’s one thing to know initiative burnout exists, but it’s something else entirely to know the underlying causes of it and how to overcome it.
Phil Ash
The source of burnout we don’t talk about
Ignoring any form of burnout is shortsighted, but this source of frustration and fatigue can have major implications. And if we don’t recognize initiative burnout as real, we will miss the chance to counteract or avoid problems.
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