Don't pretend you're ok. | From a Chief Heart Officer

How burnout shows up in your team
Burnout rarely announces itself; it creeps in as small changes that compound. High performers who once leaned in start avoiding decisions, showing up to every meeting but contributing less. Quality dips, rework rises, and “quick wins” take longer. People get quieter, more cynical, or oddly “fine,” masking exhaustion behind professionalism. Calendars fill with back-to-back calls, lunch disappears, and Slack replies turn terse or delayed. Engagement surveys plateau even as workloads stay high. You’ll notice more sick days, micro-conflicts, safety slips, and a reluctance to share bad news. None of this is about weak people—it’s about strong people carrying too much, for too long, without the conditions that let them recover.

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Sharon Aneja is Chief Heart Officer at Humanity Works and an executive coach who equips senior leaders and high-impact teams to build resilience, psychological safety, and one-team cultures that deliver. Drawing on FTSE 100 experience and positive-psychology methods, she’s partnered with HSBC, EY, the UK MOD, SnapLogic, and PA Media. Her Resilience 2.0 programme drives measurable gains in engagement, trust, and decision speed within six months. Learn more: www.humanityworksconsultancy.com

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