The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It

I picked this up at the library because I couldn't find Maslach's 2022 book, The Burnout Challenge. Even though The Truth About Burnout is from the tail end of the old millennium, it is still depressingly relatable. I liked the book's use of case studies: a small number covering a range of scenarios, and they were used throughout the book, not just once. It made them feel more real; I say "more" real because can't recall whether they were *actual* case studies or composites or representations of real-life organizations.

I did find myself getting grumpy toward the end of the book at the thought of all those focus groups and tiger teams and surveys; I am more cynical and don't think that those initiatives would do more than create the show more illusion of change. show less

Organization & Administration