Burnout Education

Rest isn’t the antidote to burnout.

It’s Employee Engagement.

Despite being studied for decades, the World Health Organization only formally recognized this devastating "occupational phenomenon" in 2019. To this day, the true nature of burnout remains a mystery to most of us.

Did you know?

  • Burnout is defined by three distinct dimensions, and only one is exhaustion.

  • There are five critical phases of burnout, and at least seven conditions that can mimic it, each requiring a different solution.

  • We require seven different types of rest—not just sleep—to feel truly recharged.

Ready to fix the real problem? WhyWork delivers interactive training and coaching to help your team recognize burnout's root causes and stop it effectively.

Click on any of the Images below to download these Free Burnout Education Resources.

A conference or workshop on busting burnout myths, featuring a large speaker presentation, group activity with LEGO bricks, and a professional woman speaker. The flyer explains burnout demystification, solutions, and a bio of Leah Phifer, a crisis management and HR expert.

Start by downloading this description of our most popular workshop and bring it to your next staff gathering!

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Use these worksheets on your own or with your team!

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A chart titled '7 Types of Rest' listing physical, emotional, spiritual, sensory, creative, mental, and social rest with descriptions and a scale from 0 to 5 for assessing well-restedness.
A worksheet titled 'Coping Strategies to Reduce Burnout' listing various strategies and checkboxes. The worksheet features two options: 'I always do this' and 'I rarely do this'. Strategies include getting back to work quickly, taking breaks, exercising, spending time with family, thinking about work contributions, practicing breathing or mindfulness, and stopping to think. The website 'why-work.org' is at the bottom.
An infographic titled 'Burnout is an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.' It explains stages of burnout, activities that drain energy, and coping mechanisms, with sections on burnout stages, activities that energize or drain, what happens if burnout occurs or not, and coping strategies categorized as adaptive and maladaptive.
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