In a time when employees are taking on more work with shorter deadlines, how do we protect them from themselves? This episode is a deep-dive into those two words organisations dread: office burnout. From two survivors of serious office burnout, Heather Beach and Clive Johnson, we find out about the early warning signs, causes, fixes, and more.

00:00 Introductions

01:05 Meet Heather Beach

02:19 Meet Clive Johnson

03:21 What’s burnout all about?

06:05 Our guest’s burnout stories

09:14 The organisation’s role in burnout

15:44 How to combat burnout

Our guests

Heather Beach is the founder of The Healthy Work Company. She helps organisations understand what they need to do to create a healthy workplace. She also provides training to people, especially managers, on how to promote better working environments. You can contact Heather at [email protected]

Clive Johnson is the managing director of Business Risk Solutions. He’s focused on raising the profile of mental health and wellbeing so it’s on an even footing with health and safety. You can reach Clive at [email protected]

Additional resources

Mates In Mind programme

Mind (especially good for managers)

CALM (campaign against living miserably)

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