Article - Burnout concerns ‘overinflated’ – it’s not the same as being tired, says British Council’s Amber Cowburn Armoogum

This article highlights insights from Amber Cowburn Armoogum, head of global wellbeing at the British Council, at the CIPD Wellbeing at Work Conference. She warns against the overuse and misinterpretation of burnout, defining it as extreme exhaustion and mental detachment that requires significant recovery.

Cowburn stresses that workplace stress is a broader issue needing organisational attention, not just individual resilience. She emphasises the importance of line managers in supporting wellbeing and calls for improving workplace conditions to prevent burnout and boost employee morale and productivity.

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