The 6 Best Agile HR Solutions for Fighting Burnout
Kate Maddison-Greenwell MCIPD
Your People Problem Solver | Agile in HR? | HR Project Leader | People-Centric Solutions & Strategies | Leadership & Change Expert | Podcast Host | impACT
The pursuit of ambitious goals often comes hand in hand with the risk of burnout. As organisations strive for growth and innovation, employees may find themselves overwhelmed, stressed and ultimately at risk of leaving.?
Burnout is a challenge that many companies face, but one that can be addressed through a shared commitment between employer and employee.
Recently, we had the opportunity to work closely with a client who was grappling with this very issue. Their workforce was experiencing burnout, with top talent already resigning, even as the company geared up for significant investment and set ambitious key performance indicators (KPIs).?
The solution we devised was not about implementing a one-size-fits-all fix, but rather about creating an environment of open communication, empowerment and flexibility.
How we successfully beat burnout
1. Realign Goals & KPIs?
The first step was to openly acknowledge the challenges the company was facing and to re-communicate the goals and KPIs that had been set. Clear communication was essential in ensuring that everyone understood the overarching objectives and their role in achieving them.
2. Encourage Dialogue
We knew the key to a safe environment is to encourage dialogue to flourish. We gave training to leaders to enable them to engage in candid conversations to guide their team to prioritise effectively with the end goal in sight.
3. Streamline Meetings
We analysed the communication channels and discovered that meetings were held too often, for too long, and overran regularly. We played ‘Meeting Killer’ (hit me up for more details!), and cut out unnecessary meetings.?
We made all meetings 25 minutes long by having set agendas, encouraging prep for meetings and being clear about what decisions needed to be made (and how).
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10 个月Fabulous!! Any and all steps to Banish Burnout get a thumbs up from me. To ensure they’re fully able to prevent Burnout in future, the missing ingredients are helping people to understand who they truly are, and being able to set personal boundaries. If you mix these with the changes you’ve implemented it’s a win-win for everyone now and in the long term
Some great tips here. People need to feel safe to be able to speak up about what they could do to manage their workload and what ideas they have to help. It's great you were able to start this process off for them and I like the emphasis that one size doesn't fit all. Meetings, for example, can be great and sometimes need to be longer than 25 mins. I see a lot of default to 25 mins these days, like it's a rule. Personally, I think we should be aiming for less time in meetings or better meetings which we flex the time for depending on the focus.