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Apr 2019
43m 18s

Managing Burnout

Harvard Business Review
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Stress can enhance our performance at work, but not if it leads to burnout. We talk with an expert on workplace well-being about how women experience burnout and how to manage its causes, symptoms, and repercussions. Guest: Mandy O’Neill. 
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