From: NPR
Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost The Bottom Line
NPR:
Burnout at work seems like a fact of life, especially with employers cutting back on leave benefits.
But some companies are trying novel fixes. In addition to boosting morale, some employers say, eliminating burnout can increase productivity and profitability.
At Aptify, a Virginia software company, burnout was a problem a few years ago. Projects demanded long hours, which affected motivation and morale. It’s a medium-size firm, with 200 workers, but at the time, procedures seemed overly corporate and cumbersome.
“We began looking at things like our policies and procedures manual, which essentially we felt was a culmination of all the bad things that have happened,” says Bryan Kelly, Aptify’s vice president of marketing.
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