3 ways to help employees avoid burning out

3 ways to help employees avoid burning out | Create committed workers by first committing to them | How to build resilience no matter the economic forecast Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( October 11, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [3 ways to help employees avoid burning out]( Leaders can assist employees battling burnout by helping them develop skills to regulate their emotions, feel more empathy and become aware of thought patterns that help or hinder performance, write Rengin Firat, Amelia Haynes, Ashita Goswami and Jean-Marc Laouchez of Korn Ferry. "In adjusting to the 'new normal,' leaders must reject the notion that a burned-out employee population is an acceptable norm," they write. 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