
Define burnout as an occupational syndrome from chronic workplace stress not managed, per ICD-11. Emphasize organizational accountability and build psychological safety to protect employees from toxic environments.
Identify burnout as an occupational phenomenon by examining the three dimensions—exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy—and detect the unseen through upstream questions about daily frustrations and well-being indicators.
Examine caregiver syndrome and passion-driven burnout from high workload, lack of control, and obsessive passion in purpose-driven helping professions, with research linking increased stress to lower well-being.
Learn to resist burnout by choosing not to do, distinguishing endurance from resilience, and replenishing through mindful breathing and a not do list.
Explore the six areas of burnout in the areas of worklife model, and learn practical steps to balance workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, and values.
Navigate extreme work demands with practical strategies to sustain balance, reduce stress, and prevent burnout through Premack's principle, brief breaks, and decompression rituals.
Explore how empathy and emotional intelligence counter burnout by practicing self-compassion, fostering workplace connections, and using practical strategies to manage stress and prevent compassion fatigue.
Understand two forms of collaborative overload: search-driven requests and slow-burn demands, and learn to reclaim balance by taking charge of your working life.
Recognize identity-based triggers that drive collaborative overload, and learn to say no to nonessential work while prioritizing high-impact tasks and enabling others to develop.
Eliminate unnecessary collaboration by restructuring your schedule, clarifying your north star, and setting boundaries to prevent overload. Review calendars and share knowledge to align with organizational priorities.
Enhance collaboration by making meetings productive with agendas, pre-reads, and clear agreements; set hard stops and attend only what you need, using right tools and emails to drive efficiency.
It’s a fact of professional life that everyone will need to deal with stress and overwork, but you can handle only so much of each before you risk burning out. The personal and professional consequences of burnout are debilitating: You feel as if you’re in a fog of exhaustion, negativity, and ineffectiveness. You feel disillusioned with your job, and your productivity slows to a crawl. Your work, home life, and health all suffer.
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prevent and recover from burnout. This course will help you understand the causes and risk factors, how to protect yourself and your team, and what you should do now if you’re already suffering from burnout.
One of the most common myths about burnout is that it’s a work-life balance problem, not a workplace problem. But you shouldn’t try to take on burnout by yourselves; real change needs to happen at the team and organizational levels. No matter your role in your company, you can make a difference. Set reasonable and healthy expectations for yourself and others. Be aware of signs of burnout in your employees and coworkers. Design jobs and make hires that will push back against burnout culture.
Together with your colleagues, you can combat burnout and make your workplace more psychologically safe and productive.