‘Burnout and vicarious trauma are real risks’
It is 3am. A man in his forties is awake again. He has not slept properly for a fortnight. He is short with his team, drinking a little more than he used to, and has stopped returning calls from his oldest friend. He has noticed none of this. His employer has an EAP. He will not be calling them
Employee wellbeing is still too often discussed as a leadership issue – focused on tone, visibility and empathy – rather than as a management issue shaped by workload, prioritisation and pace. Our data shows that this distinction matters
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