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Because Hannibal did not have the six factors of burn-out: lack of control, insufficient reward, lack of community, absence fo fairness, conflict in values, wor
by p0nce 7y ago
Because Hannibal did not have the six factors of burn-out: lack of control, insufficient reward, lack of community, absence fo fairness, conflict in values, work overload.
Arguably Hannibal:
- is in control (he's leading),
- he's probably rewarded through pillaging, (I feel that reward is absolutely key to continue pushing through)
- there is probably a sense of community while they are laying waste,
- as a leader he probably get "fair" shares of reward for himself (cf. the Iliad, opening list of treasures)
- the work he's doing is probably aligned with his own values (unlike Xenopho who was hired as mercenary in terrible conditions), as we can see he didn't want to stop campaigning
- work overload is probably there, as campaigning men have little sleep and work a lot (cf. Cesar)
Conclusion: Hannibal is less at risk of burn-out than men serving under Hannibal.
- viceroyalbean 7y agoAt risk of being nitpicky, Hannibal's reward was probably more in terms of defeating/killing Romans, as his entire life was more or less focused on hatred for Rome and a wish to destroy it. I only bring this up because rewards can be (and in my opinion the best ones are) immaterial, the type of things that would fit into the self-actualization part of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. I think this type of reward is much more critical than material ones for being able to endure those conditions for a long time.
- p0nce 7y agoAbsolutely, but we can also see that such needs are more likely to be met at the top of the hierarchy.
- everdrive 7y ago>Because Hannibal did not have the six factors of burn-out: lack of control, insufficient reward, lack of community, absence fo fairness, conflict in values, work overload. This makes burnout sound incredibly similar to "Learned Helplessness." Tweaked, I suppose, to the problems of a workplace.
- Buttons840 7y agoThis is a brilliant list. Did you think of it, or is there a source?
- p0nce 7y agoI think Christina Maslach, world expert on burn-out, highlighted these six factors as conducive to burn-out. I'm just a bad copycat but you can see her talk on the topic.