A decade ago, we created Asana to help the world’s teams work together effortlessly. Our mission continues to drive everything we do, because we continue to be inspired by the work your teams do.

Are you searching for solutions to prevent overworking employees at your organization? It’s no secret that having overworked employees is usually an indicator of your poor organizational performance. Unfortunately, many companies tend to overlook the problem of overworking until it’s too late and has caused employee burnout. So how do you spot the warning signs of overworking in your organization before it’s too late?

Interested in learning about some engaging team building activities? Sure, team building activities are a great way to boost morale, increase collaboration and create a group of tightly-knit coworkers. However, team building activities are only useful if they are informative and enjoyable at the same time. Unfortunately, your average team-building activity doesn’t live up to this. Most team building games are embarrassing, awkward, and a waste of time!

When you’re responsible for a team’s performance, you might feel the itch to micromanage. You might be thinking, if you don’t watch employees’ every move and assign all tasks, how will the group stay on track? But micromanaging stifles the creativity and collaboration that drives high performance teams. Multiple studies have shown that micromanaged employees are less creative, produce lower-quality work, and are less engaged overall.

A few years ago, I was growing a marketing agency. Most of the time, I was working 70-80 hours a week, if not more. (I was much younger then, and I thought I could handle it.) This went on for a couple of years. Week in, week out. Until one day, I just totally burned out. It took me weeks to begin to recover from that episode. And then I vowed never to burn out again.