Lack Of Productivity And Poor Performance Are Signs Of Burnout

You normally do well at your job, right?

In fact, you may be one of the company superstars.

Accomplished. Talented. Successful.

But lately, you can’t seem to get much done. Projects you’d normally handle with one hand tied behind your back languish behind schedule.

You push yourself harder. Work longer hours. Sleep less.

Yet still, your performance is subpar. Especially by your high standards, leaving you distraught and disheartened.

Usually you dig in and try harder to achieve at your customary level. But now, trying harder only seems to make it worse — like you actually have both hands tied behind your back.

What’s going on?

I’ll explain.

Why You’re Not Performing Up To Your Usual Standards

Your lack of productivity and poor performance could be caused by burnout. But it’s not your fault.

Your workplace culture is almost certainly the culprit.

Here’s why.

Managers often create unrelenting workplace stress that leads to burnout. They pile unreasonably heavy workloads on you. You end up going to too many meetings that accomplish nothing.

Women like you, who are highly capable, are especially vulnerable to workplace burnout because managers tend to pile work on their most competent employees.

You may be even more susceptible to burnout if you’re a woman who expects a lot of herself, even when unreasonable demands are put on you. So it’s possible you successfully handled a monstrous workload until finally burnout caught up with you and tanked your productivity and performance.

Again, I have to stress, this isn’t your fault!

Now, let’s see what will help you get your well-being back.

6 Ways To Overcome Burnout-Related Low Productivity And Poor Performance

Here are 6 specific strategies you can use to bring yourself back from burnout-related poor productivity and performance: