Recent research* surprisingly suggests that burnout occurs largely to those in the early (first 10 years) of their careers. Not the 40-something, 'work has been my life for 20 years' executive of popular imagination.
Whilst it is undoubtedly the individual - whether through the choices they make or the way they handle challenges - who determines whether they burn out or not, it is organisations who create the conditions for it to happen.
The potential cost to an organisation is staggering. Up to £1,000,000 if the person reaches the final stage and leaves the organisation, and hundreds of thousands as performance declines.
The younger they are the more they had the potential to contribute.
Burnout can't always be avoided, but coaching through it can benefit the individual and the organisation by enabling them to develop wisdom, perspective, gounded decision making and a highened sense of service. Priceless.
*T. Casserley & D. Megginson
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