Post by London Business School

What if burnout isn’t just about working too much, but about how work is rewarded? In this episode of The Why podcast, Jean-Pierre Benoît, Professor of Economics at London Business School, explains how incentives like bonuses and targets can push people to work harder in the short term, but also slowly lead to exhaustion and higher turnover. He shows how firms may see great performance at first, but over time the same system can leave employees tired, less productive, or wanting to leave. And when incentives are adjusted, the balance isn’t always easy to get right. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/et5ny4Wu

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