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Employee Wellness & Total Rewards
How a Focus on Passion in the Workplace Can Push Employees Toward Burnout How you measure employee engagement can have profound consequences for mental wellness.
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he focus on passion in the workplace can lead employees toward burnout if not managed properly. While meaningful work is important for mental wellness, an obsession with work can have detrimental effects. Employees are often encouraged to show passion and commitment, but this can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviours like overworking and neglecting work-life balance. Passionate employees are often recognized and rewarded, but this can inadvertently promote a culture of burnout. When passion becomes an obsession, it can lead to challenges such as long hours, poor working conditions, and performance based on display rather than authenticity. To cultivate a healthy level of passion in the workplace, it is important to differentiate between obsessive and har-
monious passion. Obsessive passion can lead to rigidity and Nancy Fonseca an inability to set boundaries, while harmonious passion Senior Vice President, allows for flexibility and balance with other aspects of life. Great Place to Work® Employers should focus on rewarding performance, in Canada alignment with passion, create high-trust environments, encourage work-life balance, provide resources for burnout prevention, and evaluate recognition and promotion practices to ensure they support mental wellness. By fostering a culture that values both passion and mental wellness, employers can have engaged and high-performing employees who maintain a healthy work-life balance. Measuring is key to managing To read the mental wellness successfully. The Best full article visit Workplaces® focus on managing this innovatingcanada.ca sensitive topic effectively with data.
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