The Power of PAUSE in High Performance. PAUSE. Empower. Progress. (PRME x VIAHR Foundation)
Depression and anxiety cost the world an estimated 12 billion working days every year, and the World Health Organization recognizes burnout as an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Behind these figures is a deeper question about how economies define and reward success.
How performance is defined, measured and rewarded is first taught in business schools. Management education therefore has a direct role in shaping whether future leaders build organizations that wear people down or sustain them.
To explore this question, Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the UN Global Compact’s higher education initiative, is convening a session in collaboration with the VIAHR Foundation. VIAHR (“Vacation is a Human Right”) is a non-profit foundation that advocates for the right to rest and works on burnout prevention with companies, researchers and young people. The session takes place as part of the Foundation’s IV International Congress, The Power of Pause in High Performance.
The session will bring together representatives from academia, the United Nations, civil society and the private sector, alongside students and young professionals, around a shared question: how institutions can protect the people who sustain their performance. The programme includes:
Science and evidence on burnout and recovery
Pause, sport and high performance, with the Real Madrid Foundation
Leadership and purpose
The university and the culture of pause, with Universidad CEU San Pablo
Leadership, community and finance
Guided pauses experienced together in the room
The session closes with a light lunch and networking.
Please note: Space is limited and registration is subject to confirmation. Access to UN Headquarters requires a security pass and is subject to availability and approval. Please register with your full name exactly as it appears on your government-issued photo ID, and bring that ID on the day.