Workforce

Burnout, disengagement and failed improvement plans get treated as people problems. The evidence says they are mostly system problems: workload, decision rights, unclear expectations, and how the organization responds when someone struggles.

These essays give supervisors and HR leaders in government and nonprofits a way to see those causes and fix the ones within reach.

Start here: Burnout Is Not a Character Flaw — It’s a System Output. Here’s How to Fix It.