December 18, 2025
Maintaining a sustainable balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being is essential for long-term career success. However, when the pressure becomes constant, it can lead to burnout — a state that affects both your health and your ability to perform your job effectively.
The lesson Work-Life Balance and Knowing Your Options provides a clear guide for recognizing when stress has crossed the line into burnout and outlines the practical steps you can take to recover. By taking this course, you will learn how to set effective boundaries, navigate conversations with leadership about your workload, and understand the formal resources and leave options available to support your health.
This lesson teaches:
- Burnout is a Health Issue: Recognize burnout as a state of deep physical and emotional exhaustion, not just temporary stress.
- Know Your Internal Resources: Utilize the internal support channels and resources available, such as talking to HR or your manager, to understand your options for workload adjustment or time off.
- Set and Use Boundaries: Create sustainable habits by enforcing clear work hours, fully disconnecting during PTO, and establishing recovery routines like sleep and exercise.
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Your Rights Protect You: Remember you have the right to use your accrued PTO/sick leave and, if medically necessary, request formal leave like FMLA/STD) or reasonable workplace accommodations.
Resources
If you have an LMS-connected account, you can download the SCORM file for the Work-Life Balance and Knowing Your Options microlesson. For more information, please refer to the Available Microlessons content article for additional information.