Burnout is a workplace safety hazard. It’s time to start treating it like one

Burnout is a huge workplace issue: the low engagement that comes with it costs every business affected a fortune. Worse yet, its effects on workers are deleterious to the point where it can literally lead to death. Yet in my experience, most leaders consider “burnout” an HR line item to be managed by a wellness program. It’s hard to know how to jolt people out of this mindset, but if I were a CEO (and I am), I’d be very concerned about potential industrial manslaughter charges com...