3 Symptoms of a Burnt-Out Team
How to know if your team is burnt out or well-functioning.
Introduction
Most likely, your team members will not come to you and tell you that they’re burnt out. Therefore, it’s your responsibility as a leader to spot the signs.
In this short story, symptoms of a burnt-out team and symptoms of a well-functioning team have been summarized to help you figure out what is going on in your team.
Now let us move on directly to the point.
1. Symptoms of a burnt-out team
- Jokes about lack of sleep
- Lack of creativity in meetings
- Answers emails at 11 pm at night
2. Symptoms of a well-functioning team
- Jokes about what they did at the weekend
- Brags about their new PR at the gym
- Asks each other what they’re doing after work on a Tuesday
- Admits to watching all the Harry Potter films on their Saturday
In the end, your team is your responsibility, and keeping your team members surrounded by a healthy work environment will improve their creativity and productivity.
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References
- These symptoms have been quoted from one of Hannah Anderson’s posts on LinkedIn.