Burnout is hitting the workforce harder—and earlier—than ever. While previous generations often confronted the most difficult challenges in their careers and personal lives in their 40s, younger generations are now facing workplace exhaustion earlier than ever.

One in four Americans report hitting peak burnout before turning 30, and over half of American workers across age ranges say they are currently experiencing at least moderate levels of burnout. The state of modern workplace stress is accelerating, and it can create mental health concerns for employees—as well as high turnover, low productivity, and worse business outcomes for employers.

What’s fueling it? Increasingly, experts point to “pseudowork.” Pseudowork is busy work: the constant churn of e-mails, meetings, and low-impact tasks that leave employees drained and unfulfilled.

When a workday is filled with seemingly endless busy work, it may be a natural reaction to get home and ask yourself, “What did I actually accomplish today?” Simultaneously exhausting and demoralizing, pseudowork may be a key contributor to the burnout increasingly felt by younger generations.

If pseudowork is a key contributor to employee burnout, then the solution may be the opposite: opportunities for real learning and development in the workplace. Almost a third of employees report that high-quality training at work left them feeling “truly enlightened and invigorated.” They also felt “highly valued and empowered” by their employers, recognizing the continuous investment in their development. In addition to the obvious benefit of creating a more highly-skilled workforce, learning opportunities help employees feel a sense of achievement, excitement, and empowerment—breaking up the pattern of pseudowork and combatting burnout in the process.

This kind of meaningful learning can be unlocked through SAP Learning Hub, which allows people from the entire SAP ecosystem to access a wide range of SAP Certifications to enjoy while taking a break from answering yet another e-mail. Structured SAP Learning Journeys can allow workers to dive in at their own pace according to their unique needs and goals. They can be seamlessly integrated into daily work routines to allow employees to forge their own continuous learning path. As an SAP learner said herself, “SAP Certification boosts my confidence and adaptability. Continuous learning not only enriches my knowledge base but also ensures that the solutions I provide are cutting-edge and in sync with the evolving tech landscape.”

By integrating continuous learning into daily routines, organizations can do more than build skills—they can reinvigorate their teams and begin to truly counter the effects of pseudowork.

Sabine Benz is head of Enablement and Engagement at SAP.

SAP Signavio has once again been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Process Mining Platforms, marking its third consecutive year of this prestigious acknowledgment.

In today’s dynamic business landscape, process mining is vital for gaining data-driven insights that boost efficiency, smarter decision-making, and business growth, and SAP Signavio maintains an ongoing dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction in the realm of process mining.

The Gartner Magic Quadrant research methodology highlights that “Leaders execute well against their current vision and are well positioned for tomorrow.” SAP Signavio has been recognized as a Leader among 16 vendors, evaluated based on ability to execute and completeness of vision.

“Our goal is to empower our customers to build transformation as an ongoing capability, rather than a one-off project,” said Dee Houchen, chief marketing officer for SAP Signavio. “As transformation never ends, our solutions help companies secure business success as they continuously adapt and analyze their operations, receive AI-assisted improvement recommendations, and monitor their business to establish continuous process optimization. Process mining is at the heart of this approach, and we feel being recognized as a Leader for the third consecutive year by Gartner reaffirms our unwavering commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, with value realization as our north star.”

 The repeated recognition provides useful context regarding the state of the process mining market. As a vendor, there are several fundamental aspects that differentiate SAP Signavio solutions from others:

• Customer value realization: With customer value realization as its primary strategic goal, SAP Signavio considers process mining a crucial component for successful process transformation.
• Enterprise observability: Customers achieve full enterprise observability, enabling them to centralize and manage transformation initiatives within a single solution.
• AI innovations: SAP Signavio solutions offer AI innovations specific to the process world, fast-tracking and democratizing process mining for its customers.
• Value accelerators and best practices: Thousands of value accelerators and best practices are available to expedite benefit realization in both SAP and non-SAP environments.
• Bridging operations and experience: The gap between operations and experience is bridged, providing a clear understanding of how process execution impacts sentiment.

 The Gartner Magic Quadrant equips businesses with valuable insights to make informed decisions.

Get a complimentary copy of the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant, featuring SAP Signavio solutions, here.

Lucas de Boer is Global Marketing program lead for SAP Signavio at SAP.

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