Case Analysis Week 1

LaTascha Durden

Week 1 Case Assignment

MNGT 5590

6/2/13

1. The concept of burnout, first introduced by Freudenberger, has been defined as "the detachment of a professional person from the essence and purpose of his/her profession, not being interested in the people that he/she provides a service to anymore" (Kacmaz 2005). Burnout can lead to social and medical problems, including frustration, disappointment, anxiety, apathy, psychological fatigue, headaches, sleep disorders, and a desire to quit a job (Kacmaz 2005; Wu et al. 2007).

Assuming that I am in charge of socializing the new nurses into the organization I would have an orientation that would involve an overview of the organization to include an introduction to staff. I believe that also knowing the rules and having clear policies will aid in this. Newer employees may have different expectations from the job or work environment than existing ones as well. They may expect more autonomy or more group projects depending on their background and experiences. They may not be interested in socializing with work mates even though they have come into a company where part of the culture is socializing outside of work.

One of the ways to deal with the differences is to pay attention to "socializing" new employees into the existing company culture. If the culture is valued and the intent is to preserve it, find ways to mentor and socialize new employees into that existing culture-assign them a mentor or someone to work with them to show them the ropes, invite them to events and meetings, and just pay attention to getting the new employees acclimated into existing structure.

If the intent is to bring new employees in to shake things up and help to evolve the company culture then these newest team members will need support for this as well. Consider how to prepare the existing work force for new ways of working and create opportunities for interaction and collaboration so that the newest and more seasoned...