Key Points: Introduction Burnout is a significant occupational issue characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment (or inefficacy). It affects employees across all work contexts and is linked to numerous negative work outcomes such as reduced productivity, absenteeism (see Burning the Midnight Oil for a review of burnout linked
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Key Points: In today’s fast-moving environment, the ability to continuously innovate is more than a competitive advantage, it is a matter of a companies’ survival. Yet, while many leaders discuss “disruptive ideas” and “creative cultures,” few know how to create environments where innovation can thrive. A systematic review by Newman, Round, Wang, and Mount (2020)
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Key Points: Have you ever found yourself trying to look busy at work, just to avoid being perceived as slacking on the job, and to protect your job? That feeling refers to job insecurity – the fear of losing one’s job. Job insecurity (JI) is a menace. In the Randstad’s Annual work monitor report almost
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Key Points: 1. Costing organizations billions of dollars in lost productivity and other expenses, deviant workplace behaviours are harmful not only to employees but also to organizations at large. 2. Workplace deviance is distinct from counterproductive workplace behaviour with the key distinction being that workplace deviance includes specific negative work behaviours. 3. Workplace deviance can
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