The State of Burnout Study - Get involved

Workplace burnout is rife. It takes an enormous toll, impacting well-being, productivity, engagement, employee turnover and organizational performance. As the situation continues to worsen, leaders and organizations need data-driven solutions to address the systemic, root causes of burnout and ensure sustainable people outcomes. 

In its fourth year, The State of Workplace Burnout Study is looking to expand our understanding of the continuing impact of burnout and help organisations create specific insights and guidelines to help organisations tackle structural and cultural causes that leads to burnout.  

This year, we look to build on existing knowledge and expand our understanding of the interdependencies in the causes and solutions of burnout. The year’s study will look to:

• Explore the relationship between psychosocial risks and hazards and burnout
• Investigate the growing trend of burnout being experienced by younger workers
• Continue exploring the relationship between burnout and various work situations (e.g., home vs workplace, 4 vs 5 daywork week, etc.)
• Examine the link (if any) of burnout with isolation / loneliness as it relates to work environments.   
• Create sector specific insights to provide a deeper understanding on areas to focus (e.g., retail, community services/non-profits/charity, healthcare, professional services)

Infinite Potential is looking to partner with organizations and agencies to collaborate and enhance our research and insights. Through strong partnerships, IP can expand the reach and impact in providing ground-breaking research and practice advice to help leaders and organizations address burnout. 

Study Details

This study is headed by Dr. John Chan from Infinite Potential with burnout author and expert Sally Clarke. The Infinite Potential Burnout Scale (IPBS) will be used to measure burnout. The IPBS is a workplace specific measure developed based on existing research on burnout from the last 50 years and validated to ensure proper psychometric properties. 

This survey will take approximately 6 -10 minutes to complete. 

Privacy

Privacy is our top priority. The data collected will be anonymous and will be used for research purposes only. Participation is anonymous. As such, it will not be possible to identify an individual and it will not be possible to delete any participant’s data after the survey has been submitted. Data will be not be shared and results will be only be presented in group formats.    

Possible benefits and risks

While there are no direct benefits to the participant, their responses will help better researchers better understand the prevalence of burnout and its relationship to burnout. The results of this study will be shared publicly and with organizations to help the global community create more targeted solutions to address the prevalence of burnout. 

Timeline

Data collection is recommended to be open for 2 weeks during October/November. 

Participating organizations can receive a tailored report of their organization - terms and conditions apply. Please contact us for more details.  

The State of Burnout report will be made public in February 2024.