The manager squeeze: why middle managers are most at risk of burnout – and least supported
Nobody talks about how lonely it is to be in the middle. Too senior to complain. Too junior to change the system. Squeezed from above by leadership expectations. Squeezed from below by your team’s needs. And somehow – you’re the one…
The Burnout Cliff: Why High-Performers Never See It Coming
Most people who burn out never saw it coming. Not because they weren’t self-aware. Not because they weren’t intelligent or experienced enough to recognise stress. Because burnout in high-performers doesn’t look like burnout. It looks like dedication. It looks like high…
The 12 Stages of Burnout
And why you probably don’t recognise yourself in the last one Most people think burnout looks like collapse. A dramatic breakdown. A moment where everything stops. That’s not how it usually happens. In most leaders and high-achievers I work with, burnout arrived quietly – over months, sometimes years…