EXPECTATIONS, BURNOUT & CAPACITY

Burnout Warning Assessment: Spot It Early, Protect Performance, Protect You

Burnout usually isn’t “one bad day”, it’s compounding strain: sleep debt, constant urgency, emotional load, and no recovery windows.
This tool helps you measure the warning signs and produce a short, decisive protection plan you can act on this week.
Category Expectations, Burnout & Capacity
This is not a medical diagnosis. If you feel unsafe, unable to cope, or symptoms are severe/persistent, please seek professional support.
In the UK you can contact NHS 111 for urgent advice, or 999 in an emergency.

When to Use This Assessment

Pro Tips

Burnout Warning Assessment
Slide each item from 0–10 based on the last 10–14 days. This gives you a clear level and shows which domain is driving the risk.
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Stable Strained High Risk Critical
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Your Burnout Warning Summary

Based on your sliders (last 10–14 days).

Stable • 0%
What’s driving your score
Highest domain = your fastest intervention lever.
What this means in real life
Answer at least one item to generate your interpretation.
Next: Use the Protection Plan Builder tab to turn this into one boundary + one recovery rule you can actually keep.

The Red Flags to Take Seriously

The Moves That Reduce Risk Fast

Recommended Tools (High Impact)

Protection Plan Builder
Turn awareness into action. Identify the drivers, choose a non-negotiable protection move, and write a short operating rule that stops burnout quietly returning.
Reduce strain Prepare a conversation Lock a 2-week reset

Your situation in one sentence

Clarity beats chaos

Top 3 drivers (what’s actually draining you)

Be specific

Sleep debt

1 = none, 10 = heavy
How depleted are you?
5/10

Emotional load

1 = light, 10 = heavy
How much emotional weight?
5/10

One protection move

Non-negotiable

One recovery rule

Keep it realistic

If you need a conversation, who is it with?

Pick the channel

Draft a 3-line opener (calm, factual, outcome-led)

No over-explaining

Your 2-week reset plan (simple)

Focus + recovery

Your Burnout Protection Plan Output