Research and evidence

The evidence behind the design.

The burnout crisis

52%

of nurses report burnout

43%

of physicians report burnout

62%

of pharmacists report burnout

62%

of respiratory therapists report burnout

Sources: Mayo Clinic Wellbeing Index, 2024.

The published evidence base

The sources behind the framework.

Summaries supplied by Ember Ion.

Recognition is one of the six proven pillars of burnout prevention.Maslach's foundational workplace-health model
Well-recognized employees are 45% less likely to leave their job within two years.Gallup & Workhuman, 2024 longitudinal study, about 3,500 employees
Employees receiving quality recognition are 65% less likely to be job-searching two years later.Gallup & Workhuman, 2024
Only 22% of employees say they get the recognition they deserve, a gap that hasn't closed in years.Gallup & Workhuman, 2022 to 2024
Employees who feel appreciated are 44% more likely to be engaged at work.Gallup
Companies with strong recognition cultures see 31% lower voluntary turnover.Bersin & Associates
The strongest burnout interventions change the system, not the individual: workload, administrative burden, and recognition culture outperform resilience training alone.JAMA Internal Medicine meta-analysis

An academic medical center, university, or health system, to co-author a study on recognition, burnout, and turnover intent.