How do you spot and help burnout on your team?
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What's Really Going On: A reliable report turns cynical and withdrawn. What's going on?
Likely burnout from chronic stress. Burnout is marked by exhaustion, cynicism and reduced efficacy. Source: Wikipedia – Occupational burnout
What To Do: What should you do?
Cut or reprioritize their load, not just suggest self-care. Burnout is a workload and control problem; the fix is at the work level. Source: Wikipedia – Occupational burnout
Why It Works: Why does it work?
It removes the cause instead of treating symptoms. Research ties burnout to workload, control and fairness at work. Source: Wikipedia – Occupational burnout