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Scenario

How teams can address burnout when everyone is afraid to admit they're struggling

Our team has been working crazy hours for eight months and everyone is burned out but we keep saying yes to everything because we don't want to disappoint our clients. We've created this culture where admitting you're overwhelmed feels like weakness and I think we're all pretending to be more resilient than we actually are.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group has collectively constructed a performance of strength that prevents anyone from acknowledging their actual limits.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Manufacturing — Mining, Utilities & Process Industries?”

Peri

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