Wellbeing | Look out for THESE signs of pre-burnout

By the time a worker has identified their condition as burnout, it’s probably too late to do anything to reverse it without it having a serious impact on their life and health. In fact, if they're starting to realise that they have burned out, they've likely been burned out for a long time.

Although the condition is trivialised in the mainstream media, burnout can have some extremely serious consequences; the University of Massachusetts recently conducted a study that found the average CEO only stays in the position for six years due to the physical and mental effects that the job has on them, whilst the biggest cause of illnesses amongst C-Suite employees are heart attacks and strokes. This, sadly, isn’t a coincidence.

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And whilst physical and mental health are seriously impacted by extreme work schedules, burnout also has a marked effect on career trajectory, which in some cases, has never recovered for a significant demographic of sufferers. Key symptoms of burnout include exhaustion, brain fog, the inability to complete tasks and ultimately, a complete lack of productivity.

So, from both a health perspective and from a professional standpoint, it’s extremely important to learn how to identify the early stages of burnout before the issue consumes your employee's life. Here are the top red flags: