Burnout-Free Working
On sale
21st April 2025
Price: £14.99
Are you keen to banish burnout for good?
Burnout-Free Working is written by Dr Richard Duggins – a leading expert and trainer on preventing burnout in high stress jobs, also known as ‘The Doctor’s Doctor’. In this book he reveals the secrets of his trade for the first time.
With a wealth of proven tools for burnout-free working, Dr Duggins covers all you need to know, including:
– Spotting early signs of burnout
– Steering clear of ‘the burnout cliff’
– Tackling ‘Keep calm and carry on’ culture
– Detoxifying workplace environments
– Dealing with trauma at work
– Moving from Stress to Decompress
– Strategies to support colleagues
Dr Duggins breaks down common burnout myths (it’s really not about building resilience!) and encourages us all to shift our thinking away from burnout recovery, to instead living and working in a way that avoids burnout before you even get close.
Burnout-Free Working is written by Dr Richard Duggins – a leading expert and trainer on preventing burnout in high stress jobs, also known as ‘The Doctor’s Doctor’. In this book he reveals the secrets of his trade for the first time.
With a wealth of proven tools for burnout-free working, Dr Duggins covers all you need to know, including:
– Spotting early signs of burnout
– Steering clear of ‘the burnout cliff’
– Tackling ‘Keep calm and carry on’ culture
– Detoxifying workplace environments
– Dealing with trauma at work
– Moving from Stress to Decompress
– Strategies to support colleagues
Dr Duggins breaks down common burnout myths (it’s really not about building resilience!) and encourages us all to shift our thinking away from burnout recovery, to instead living and working in a way that avoids burnout before you even get close.
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Reviews
Burnout is ubiquitous among health professionals, but it does not mean one has to suffer in silence. This excellent book explains what burnout is, but more importantly, how to deal with it.
Burnout-Free Working is a wonderfully accessible guide to how to survive and thrive in challenging work environments, including social work and care. It has a positive no-blame focus throughout and recognises the importance of addressing organisational cultures and practices that are inimical to wellbeing, as well as building interpersonal relationships that may prevent us from falling over the 'burnout cliff'.
Burnout-Free Working is the best book on the ever-increasing challenge of burnout I have ever read. Written by an expert who clearly understands real life, so easy to read and impactful. This is an indispensable guide for thriving in demanding professions and offers powerful, practical tools to tackle it head-on and reclaim balance.
Dr Duggins has collected a lifetime's wisdom and guidance into this highly readable book. Real to life examples shed light on the phenomenon and will be easily recognisable. This is a hopeful book crammed with tips and techniques for us all.
In this valuable guide Dr Duggins reflects on his clinical work in the territory of burnout. We are steered past the pitfalls to higher ground: not only can you recover but there is potential for growth and new directions. We even discover that burnout is not inevitable.
Working in organizations where values are misaligned with compassion and human connection saps one's spirit and sense of calling. This book provides an excellent review of supportive approaches while addressing the need for systemic change.