About this episode

This episode features Allie Gabriel discussing workplace well-being and burnout recovery strategies.

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Allie Gabriel, the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management in Purdue University’s Mitch Daniels School of Business and faculty director of the Center for Working Well. As an award-winning advocate for workplace mental health and well-being, Allie studies how employees can thrive at work, both in person and virtually. She also leads the Center for Working Well, in the Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management department, which is at the forefront of researching various challenges facing modern workforces. In this episode, you will: Learn more about Allie’s timely research on employee wellness, burnout, and stress and recovery Gain life-changing tips on how to recover from burnout, debunk the myths of “work-life balance,” and reframe how success in work and life looks for you Find out what Zoom fatigue is and how identifying it can help organizations and businesses adopt a more intentional, human approach to improve their workplaces Hear more about how Allie came to Purdue, how she became a new mother during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how her experience with postpartum depression has shaped her research and…

People in this episode

Host: Purdue University

Guest: Allie Gabriel

Topics covered

• workplace well-being
• burnout
• employee wellness
• mental health
• work-life balance
• Zoom fatigue

Keywords

• burnout
• employee wellness
• mental health
• work-life balance
• Zoom fatigue
• postpartum depression
• workplace research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue University, Center for Working Well, Mitch Daniels School of Business

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