Executive Burnout and it’s Causes Definition: According to New York Psychologist Herbert J. Freudenberger, PhD., who coined the term, burned is a state of fatigue or frustration brought about by a devotion to a cause, a way of life, or a relationship that failed to produce the expected reward. Burnout is a problem born of good intentions, because it happens when people try to reach unrealistic goals and end up depleting their energy and …showed first 75 words of 1133 total…

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