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When executives burn out.

H Levinson

    Harvard Business Review
    |April 11, 1981
    PubMed
    Summary
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    Managers experience burnout, similar to military "battle fatigue." Strategies like scheduled recreation, group support, and workload limits can help combat this professional exhaustion.

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    Area of Science:

    • Organizational Psychology
    • Occupational Health

    Background:

    • Burnout, termed "battle fatigue" in the military, affects professionals in high-pressure roles.
    • Managers, mental health workers, and police are susceptible due to demanding, people-oriented jobs with limited support.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To define burnout in managerial contexts.
    • To explore organizational factors contributing to burnout.
    • To propose strategies for managers to combat burnout.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review on burnout and organizational psychology.
    • Analysis of military strategies for managing "battle fatigue."
    • Case study examples (implied).

    Main Results:

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  • Modern organizations foster conditions conducive to burnout.
  • Managerial burnout shares similarities with military battle fatigue.
  • Specific interventions can mitigate burnout effects.

    • Conclusions:

    • Organizations must implement proactive strategies to prevent and manage managerial burnout.
    • Learning from military approaches to stress management is beneficial.
    • Supporting managers is crucial for organizational health.