Burnout is not just a personal problem.
Organizations are trying to solve burnout without changing the systems producing it. We encourage people to practice self-care, take breaks, attend wellness workshops, and build resilience. While those tools can absolutely matter, they often overlook a difficult truth: Burnout is frequently structural. Leaders and employees are being asked to carry expanding workloads, emotional labor, communication strain, staffing shortages, constant urgency, and operational ambiguity—often...