Christina Maslach: Avoiding Career Burnout

Helping me in this episode is the remarkable Christina Maslach. You will not find anyone more knowledgeable on burnout than her.If you don't believe me, her work is the basis for the 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) decision to include burnout as an occupational phenomenon.Christina started her psychology research career in the early 1970s, and her work led to the co-creation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory. This is a measure of professional burnout that is still being used today.She is currently a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where she’s taught for nearly 50 years. She is no ordinary teacher because, in 1997, she was named USA Professor of the Year.She is the co-author of a new book called, The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs.Arianna Huffington stated, “The Burnout Challenge offers tips and tools to evaluate problems and implement solutions…Vital reading for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders.”00:16 to 01:59 - Intro11:32 to 12:26 - How we learn from each other to make better choices24:01 to 25:15 - Looking at the job and the person and what makes us do well.********************Make sure to follow the show, so you don't miss upcoming episodes!********************Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.With his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy’s questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing. If you love society and culture, documentaries, and business podcasts, take a second to follow Remarkable People.Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.Episodes of Remarkable People organized by topic: https://bit.ly/rptopologyListen to Remarkable People here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827Text to get notified of new episodes: https://joinsubtext.com/guyLike this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!Thank you for your support; it helps the show!