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Four Early Burnout Signs Managers Often Miss
Burnout often builds before an employee appears exhausted or ready to quit, according to Ryan Mullins, a Clemson University professor whose research focuses on sales professionals. He identifies four early warning areas…
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Burnout often builds before an employee appears exhausted or ready to quit, according to Ryan Mullins, a Clemson University professor whose research focuses on sales professionals. He identifies four early warning areas for managers: loss of autonomy, poor or inadequate feedback, unrealistic workloads and work spilling into personal life.
Mullins says sales staff face added pressure from quotas, customer demands and constant availability. He also cautions that burnout does not look the same for everyone. Employees’ needs can change with their careers and personal responsibilities, making regular conversations about support, direction and working boundaries important. Technology, he says, has blurred the line between work and home, leaving some workers reachable around the clock.
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The lazy narrative is that burnout is simply a personal failure to manage time, while the opposite exaggeration blames every demanding job. Mullins’ framework points to a more useful test: whether managers spot shrinking autonomy, weak feedback, impossible task loads and work invading home life. Employees also differ in what support they need. Organisations should track these four signals through regular check-ins, rather than wait for resignations or collapse.
Source: timesnownews.com
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