Derby business leader and author Dr Howard G Awbery is taking the findings of his five-year, pioneering study into the escalating problem of corporate burnout, to senior managers from across the UK as keynote speaker at a national event this month.
Dr Awbery, the founder and managing director of Repton-based Awbery that creates and delivers high-impact leadership and management development programmes, HR and coaching solutions, has been invited to speak about corporate burnout by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) at its event in London on the 21st April 2016.
“Twenty percent of middle and senior leaders in organisations large and small are affected by ‘corporate burnout’ and cultural changes within businesses must be made if ‘crisis point’ is to be avoided,” explains Dr Awbery.
“Burnout is a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged pressure. All leaders need to understand the catalysts and cultures that create burnout and to develop effective prevention and recovery strategies; with the economy recovering, leaders need to ensure the right talent is recruited and managed effectively to avoid burnout amongst high performers.
“This event is an excellent opportunity to explain the rationale and methodology behind my research study, its findings, and what we can all learn from these, in order that the signs of corporate burnout can be spotted early, and the individual affected given the right kind of support.”
In his study, Dr Awbery found that a significant number of high flyers burn out during the first ten years of their career: “Organisations need to take hold of this wasteful situation by analysing corporate cultures, to better understand the importance of employee health and wellbeing, eradicate the catalysts that create burnout, and support those unable to help themselves,” he says.
Other findings of the research reveal that burnout predominantly happens among 20 to 30 year olds, follows a subtle downward spiral, that its early signs include repeated illness, lower back or neck pains, increased use of painkillers and caffeine, changes to eating habits, and increased alcohol consumption.
