Burnout Risk Score
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Burnout Risk Assessment
for Teams

A quick, practical checklist to help managers and HR leaders identify whether their team is showing early warning signs of burnout - before it becomes a crisis.

5 Minutes Check 10 Indicators For Managers & HR Leaders Kesha Dear . Certified Burnout Coach

Burnout doesn't announce itself. It builds quietly - through small signals most leaders miss until the damage is already done. This assessment walks you through the 10 most common organizational warning signs. Check every indicator you currently observe in your team. Your results will appear at the bottom with specific guidance on next steps.

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Read each warning sign carefully and think about your team over the last 30-60 days.
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Check the box if you have observed this in one or more team members consistently.
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Click "See My Results" to receive your team's burnout risk level and recommended next steps.
01
Engagement & Performance Signals
Changes in how your team shows up for work
Increased absenteeism or presenteeism
Frequent sick days, late arrivals, or team members physically present but mentally checked out - still showing up but clearly not fully there.
Drop in engagement and enthusiasm
People have stopped contributing ideas, avoid team meetings, or withdraw from collaborative work. The energy in the room has visibly shifted.
Consistent decline in performance quality
Work is becoming error-prone, deadlines are slipping, or output quality has dropped - even among previously high performers. This is depletion, not laziness.
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Emotional & Behavioral Changes
Shifts in how your team interacts and communicates
Emotional volatility or emotional numbness
Irritability, cynicism, frustration, or apathy are becoming more frequent. Some team members lash out; others have completely shut down. Morale is quietly eroding.
Silence in meetings - lack of psychological safety
People have stopped speaking up. No questions, no pushback, no ideas - just quiet compliance. This signals fear, detachment, or exhaustion, not agreement.
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Workload & Systems Pressures
Structural and operational factors creating the drain
Workloads that keep expanding with no boundary
"Just one more thing" has become the unspoken rule. Role creep, unrealistic expectations, and manual administrative burden are draining energy before real work even begins.
Unclear priorities or constant firefighting
Your team feels like they're always reacting, never progressing. Changing goalposts, unclear direction, and constant urgency create cognitive fatigue and undermine confidence.
No space for recovery or reflection built into the culture
Back-to-back meetings, no real breaks, and a culture where rest is viewed as weakness rather than wisdom. Recovery is treated as optional when it should be required.
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Leadership & Culture Indicators
Signals at the organizational and management level
High staff turnover or exit interviews mentioning stress
Increased resignations, short tenure, or feedback citing "unmanageable workload," "lack of support," or "toxic culture." Turnover is always a symptom - rarely the root cause.
Managers or leaders showing signs of burnout themselves
When leaders are overwhelmed, unavailable, or reactive, their teams mirror that instability. Burnout is contagious - and it flows from the top down faster than any policy can fix it.
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Kesha Dear . Certified Burnout Coach & Trainer . HCD Practitioner
"Sustainable success starts with sustainable people."