IS BURN-OUT SLOWING DOWN BUSINESS?

Thesedaysthere’sanincreasingnumber of successful female-run businesses. Women are taking ownership of their own destinies, following their passions and monetising their futures. Ask them how they do it and hard work goes without saying. But that’s not to be confused with over-working because the latter can fast lead to burn-out.

What Is Burn-Out?

According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Classification of Diseases, “burn-out is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterised by energy depletion or exhaustion, increased mental distance from one’s job or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one’s job and reduced professional efficacy.” They classify it as an occupational phenomenon” specifically related to