“We’re seeing the same issues that we’ve been seeing, honestly, for the past four or five years,” Buck told HR Brew. “I don’t think as a workforce, as a society, we’ve really grappled with some of those questions that the pandemic brought up, and when you continue to let those questions fester, the burnout is just going to grow.”

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“It’s also due to broader macroeconomic issues, Buck noted. Millennials “might never achieve the level of economic stability that the Baby Boomer generation” did, she said. While Millennials are making “peace with the economic reality that they face,” they’re also starting to rethink their lives, wondering “‘How can I still do what I love? How can I still do things that light me up and find joy in my job?’”

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“Leaders experiencing burnout may exhibit unusual-for-them irritability, short tempers, and impatience with employees and peers, and lead to decreased productivity, performance, creativity, and innovation among employees. And for leaders, it can have a ‘social contagion effect’ on the organization, said Phifer.”

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“HR professionals can help their folks, A, define what [activities light them up], and then, B, do a bit of job crafting to ensure individuals are reaching that 20%. You’re going to provide your folks with a great buffer against burnout,” Phifer said.

The effects of work environment will continue to be a hotly-debated issue in 2025. Successful companies will do more than just help mitigate burnout for their hybrid workers, but also prevent it.

“People pros can know if employees face systemic burnout if ‘the three dimensions of burnout,” cynicism, reduced efficacy, and exhaustion, are present,’ Phifer said.”

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“The human energy crisis is different than burnout because burnout is typically something you experience over a finite amount of time. The human energy crisis is more akin to climate change.”

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“The third cause of human misery — poor-quality work — receives less investment, despite copious research illustrating the connection.”

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“I keep the definition simple for my exhausted and overwhelmed clients — burnout is the difference between your expectations and your reality.”

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“Quiet thriving is the latest edition to the long list of words we’re using to describe our evolving relationship to work.”

Leah speaks with Farron & Maggie of Daytime Tampa Bay, discussing why the latest addition to the expanding “quiet” vocabulary is her favorite one yet - and how you can practice it.

“La mejor manera de evitar el síndrome de agotamiento es pasar 20% de tu dia haciendo cosas que te gustan…que te llenan de energía.”

In this Spanish-language interview, Leah discusses the concept of “quiet thriving” or prosperar en silencio. She shares tips for employees and managers to better understand what each individual needs thrive at work.

“Gallup finds that actively disengaged workers experience more anger, sadness, stress and physical pain than unemployed people.”

Leah returns to WCCO’s “The 4” to discuss how you can practice “quiet thriving” through practices like job crafting, making room for friendships and bringing play into the workplace.

“You can't just power through burnout — you must take action to avoid derailing your personal or professional life.”

Burnout can lead to a number of health issues and with 43% of Americans experiencing it, we've let it go on for too long. Through Business Insider, Leah shares her five-step plan to recognize and mitigate burnout.

“In periods of growth and unrest, people are desperate to label how they're feeling; perhaps we're clinging to an imperfect term that means something different to everyone.”

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“The fact that we have so many definitions for this one term illustrates how - as a society - we’re struggling to articulate how our relationships to work have changed.”

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What makes this [WhyWork] system unique is that a vast majority of the engagement plans are different for each employee, rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

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“Building work around employees’ unique life circumstances will increase engagement and retention.”

WhyWork founder, Leah Phifer, sat down with Karen Mangia of Authority Magazine as part of their interview series on how employees and employers are reworking work together.