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“The human energy crisis is different than burnout because burnout is typically something you experience over a finite amount of time. The human energy crisis is more akin to climate change.”

Leah joins Brian Aquart on Season 3 of the ”Why I Left” podcast to discuss the connection between employee engagement, burnout, and how her personal journey illustrated the connection between both.

“The third cause of human misery — poor-quality work — receives less investment, despite copious research illustrating the connection.”

In this Labor Day op-ed, Leah explores the intersection of policy, politics, and the three components of “quality” work.

“I keep the definition simple for my exhausted and overwhelmed clients — burnout is the difference between your expectations and your reality.”

Leah writes on why so many people avoid learning more about burnout, struggle to cope with it and what to do instead.

“Quiet thriving is the latest edition to the long list of words we’re using to describe our evolving relationship to work.”

Leah speaks with Farron & Maggie of Daytime Tampa Bay, discussing why the latest addition to the expanding “quiet” vocabulary is her favorite one yet - and how you can practice it.

“La mejor manera de evitar el síndrome de agotamiento es pasar 20% de tu dia haciendo cosas que te gustan…que te llenan de energía.”

In this Spanish-language interview, Leah discusses the concept of “quiet thriving” or prosperar en silencio. She shares tips for employees and managers to better understand what each individual needs thrive at work.

“Gallup finds that actively disengaged workers experience more anger, sadness, stress and physical pain than unemployed people.”

Leah returns to WCCO’s “The 4” to discuss how you can practice “quiet thriving” through practices like job crafting, making room for friendships and bringing play into the workplace.

“You can't just power through burnout — you must take action to avoid derailing your personal or professional life.”

Burnout can lead to a number of health issues and with 43% of Americans experiencing it, we've let it go on for too long. Through Business Insider, Leah shares her five-step plan to recognize and mitigate burnout.

“In periods of growth and unrest, people are desperate to label how they're feeling; perhaps we're clinging to an imperfect term that means something different to everyone.”

Leah weighs in on the controversy surrounding “quiet quitting” and what we should focus on instead.

“The fact that we have so many definitions for this one term illustrates how - as a society - we’re struggling to articulate how our relationships to work have changed.”

Leah joins Erin & Jeff on WCCO’s “The 4” to discuss “quiet quitting” and what employers and employees can do to reengage with work.

What makes this [WhyWork] system unique is that a vast majority of the engagement plans are different for each employee, rather than a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

This Isanti-Chisago County Star covers the WhyWork presentation at the North65 Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge, MN.

“Building work around employees’ unique life circumstances will increase engagement and retention.”

WhyWork founder, Leah Phifer, sat down with Karen Mangia of Authority Magazine as part of their interview series on how employees and employers are reworking work together.

We were more honest with ourselves in 2023, admitting higher levels of burnout and lower productivity. Let’s make 2024 the year we’re honest with each other.

Ted Lasso, Abbott Elementary, Severance, Shrinking, The Bear…why do we love to watch workplace culture play out on screen, but not so much in real life?

The 2022 work trends like quiet quitting, quiet hiring, the Great Resignation and burnout can all be addressed through one (hard) thing.

When your business is also your life’s work, how do you build effective work-life boundaries?

I loved my work until I didn’t. Now I help people rediscover what they once loved about their jobs - is it true you teach best what you most need to learn?

The world’s two largest economies are home to a population determined to do less. Here’s what businesses can do about it.

The “stay interview” has been heralded as the best defense against the Great Resignation. But do its challenges outweigh the rewards?

Personalized employee engagement plans are gaining traction, but they must be deployed correctly to be effective.

Most employees would rather improve their workplace than leave it. How do we know? The proof is in our referrals.

WhyWork’s founder shares the inspiration behind the process and why the #futureofwork is personal.