Monday, December 12, 2011

Burnout: Signs and Strategies for Every Nonprofit Professional

Burnout: Signs and Strategies for Every Nonprofit Professional: Something of a sector buzzword, employee burnout remains a perplexing phenomenon. The 1970s-coined Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) defines it as emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment.

Heavy workloads and stress put employees in all sectors at risk, yet ongoing research finds strong links between burnout and the social service and nonprofit sector.

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