{"id":10618,"date":"2020-06-30T10:49:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T09:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=10618"},"modified":"2020-10-16T16:54:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:54:48","slug":"how-to-ensure-your-employees-dont-burn-out-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/how-to-ensure-your-employees-dont-burn-out-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ensure Your Employees Don’t Burn Out Working from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the many things I have enjoyed about working from home<\/a> over the last 15 years is the commute. It is literally steps for me to get to work, and when I hear colleagues speak about being stuck in traffic for their long commute, it makes me thankful that I do not have to deal with that on a routine basis.<\/span><\/p>\n

While this is just one of the advantages that I receive working from home, there are many things that have to be considered when your commute is literally footsteps to your office. One of the biggest of these is burnout; a very real dilemma in today\u2019s modern workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

According <\/span>to a March 2020 study conducted by Gallup<\/span><\/a>, 28 percent of employees \u201calways\u201d or \u201cvery often\u201d experienced workplace burnout. Another 48 percent said they \u201csometimes\u201d burned out. I will spare you having to do the arithmetic and tell you that 76 percent of the workforce experiences some kind of burn out on an annual basis, and work-from-home employees are not spared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While organisations should take steps to ensure that all of their employees avoid burnout, here are a few tactics that I highly recommend for those working from home to avoid burnout.<\/span><\/p>\n

Develop a Routine<\/b><\/h2>\n

I remember the first few weeks when I converted from working from an office to working from home, I was scattered and felt like I could not be as productive at home as I was when I was in the office. When I shared this with a friend he encouraged me to develop a routine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By establishing a routine for your week, it ensures that you stay on task and you are more productive. As part of my regular routine, I include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Work begins at the same time each day<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I begin the day by responding to emails and documenting any new tasks that I have<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I plan out what tasks and projects I need to finish that day and that week<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I end work at the same time each day\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • I look to put the bulk of my meetings on Tuesday – Thursday so I can use Monday and Friday as optimal workdays<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    I would encourage you to take the time to establish a routine, write it down, and follow it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Once defined, also be open to altering it until you find a routine that fits you and allows you to be highly efficient and effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t