https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal Advice and information to help you support your business, your people and you. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:19:39 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/32-of-canadian-workers-feeling-overworked-tired-on-the-job-survey/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/32-of-canadian-workers-feeling-overworked-tired-on-the-job-survey/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2022 14:19:39 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10706 Canadians are still feeling the effects of Covid on their work-life balance. Many are struggling with how to set boundaries...]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/32-of-canadian-workers-feeling-overworked-tired-on-the-job-survey/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/resisting-the-pressure-to-overwork/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/resisting-the-pressure-to-overwork/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:30:57 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=10616 At some point, all of us have overworked– sometimes it is necessary during busy periods, special events or big projects. However, this article reminds us that overworking as a habit is dangerous for our health and our productivity. Author Alice Boyes shares some helpful tips to help us resist the pressure to overwork.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/resisting-the-pressure-to-overwork/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/googles-3-word-plan-to-help-employees-avoid-burnout-is-so-simple-you-should-steal-it/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/googles-3-word-plan-to-help-employees-avoid-burnout-is-so-simple-you-should-steal-it/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 03:47:31 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9599 I can imagine that most of us would agree that Zoom exhaustion is real. Even though we are working remotely, many of us are having more meetings now than when we worked in the same office as our colleagues.  To help combat burnout and promote productivity, Google is starting to plan no meetings weeks to give employees time to do focused work or to make it easier to take time off.  To review this process and the rationale behind it check out the entire article here.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/googles-3-word-plan-to-help-employees-avoid-burnout-is-so-simple-you-should-steal-it/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/covid-exhaustion/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/covid-exhaustion/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:38:14 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=9542 It is no secret to anyone that COVID-19 is proving to be a sneaky and unrelenting foe. It is also not a secret that anything that is relentless is also exhausting. Enter crisis fatigue, a condition we may experience when a stressful incident becomes enduring or chronic. Your body has adapted to handle acute or short-term stresses, but given the chaos of 2020 thus far, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the seemingly unrelenting nature of the last six months. Check out this article to learn more about crisis fatigue and ways you can outsmart your biology to combat it.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/covid-exhaustion/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/burnout-is-everyones-problem/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/burnout-is-everyones-problem/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:00:33 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=8812 Amongst the uncertainty, intensity and stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam Grant's recent WorkLife podcast about understanding burnout seems especially relevant. ]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/business/burnout-is-everyones-problem/feed/ 0 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people/ https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:55:12 +0000 https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/?p=8493 This article notes the top 5 causes for burnout.    As you'll see, this list clearly shows that the root causes of burnout are directly related to the workplace and don't lie with the individual person.   Fortunately, caring and proactive leadership can help to significantly reduce the occurrence of this illness.]]> https://johnstongroup.ca/the-advisor-journal/wellness/burnout-is-about-your-workplace-not-your-people/feed/ 0