How to spot burnout before it happens

Burnout is getting all the attention right now—but it’s not where the problem starts.  By the time a leader is burned out, the breakdown in performance, communication, and capacity is already underway. Organizations aren’t preventing the issue; they’re reacting to it after the damage is already done.  In a recent conversation with a senior executive at a large nonprofit navigating a period of rapid change, I asked whether her organization was dealing with a fire drill. She paused...