Employee Burnout

7 articles

A stressed office team working frantically before the holidays, with clocks and calendars showing impending deadlines and vacation day pressures.
Workplace

What is Holiday Hoarding and Why Does It Matter for Your Team?

In December, one in three employees reports significantly more stress due to impending vacation day deadlines, leading to a frantic scramble to clear calendars and finish projects, according to the Wo

Alina Petrov·July 4, 2026
Diverse employees collaborating productively in a modern office, with AI tools seamlessly integrated into their workflow, showcasing enhanced engagement and efficiency.
Workplace

Strategies to Rebuild Employee Engagement and Productivity

Global employee engagement plummeted by 24 percentage points in a single year to 64% in 2026, a sharp decline from the previous year, costing the world economy hundreds of billions in lost productivit

Marcus Ellery·June 17, 2026
Disengaged employees in a modern office setting, highlighting the failure of recognition programs to boost workplace satisfaction in 2025.
Insights

Recognition Boom Fails: Workplace Satisfaction Plummets in 2025

Global employee engagement plummeted to just 20% in 2025, marking the lowest level since 2020, even as 87% of companies claim to have recognition programs in place, according to Eciks and...

Marcus Ellery·June 3, 2026
Business leaders looking stressed and overwhelmed in a boardroom with AI projections, symbolizing the mental toll of rapid AI adoption.
Leadership

AI's rapid rise stresses leaders, eroding organizational wisdom

As companies aggressively push AI adoption, the resulting mental health strain is quietly driving seasoned leaders out, leading to a critical loss of institutional knowledge and business context.

Alina Petrov·May 29, 2026
A split image contrasting a stressed employee with a calm, engaged employee, symbolizing effective burnout prevention strategies in a modern office.
Workplace

How to Prevent Employee Burnout: Strategies for the Modern Workplace in 2026

Nearly one-third of all employees report feeling burned out as 2026 progresses, according to Paychex .

Marcus Ellery·May 15, 2026
A stressed office worker sits at a desk, surrounded by overwhelming and abstract AI interfaces, symbolizing cognitive fatigue and burnout.
Workplace

Employee burnout and disconnection slash productivity and morale.

A recent study of 1,488 U.

Marcus Ellery·April 26, 2026
A lone office worker illuminated by a laptop screen late at night, surrounded by scattered papers, symbolizing the hidden costs of overwork on innovation and speed.
Workplace

Company culture's hidden costs threaten innovation and speed in 2026.

Despite the widespread belief that relentless overwork is the price of innovation, one highly productive researcher consistently receives top teaching evaluations and significant professional recognit

Alina Petrov·April 16, 2026