Burnout Blueprint: When Your Team's Running on Empty with Jeff Geier
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Burnout Blueprint: When Your Team's Running on Empty with Jeff Geier
December 10, 2025
HOT TAKE: Your team isn't lazy. They're burned out. And it's probably a leadership problem. Quiet quitting? Check. Minimal participation? Check. Good people suddenly resigning? Check, check, check. The prescription isn't more pizza parties or vague "we appreciate you" emails. It's honest communication, intentional connection, and the courage to admit when you need outside help. This episode delivers the blueprint. No fluff, no corporate speak—just real solutions for real burnout.

When Your Team's Running on Empty: The Burnout Blueprint You Actually Need
Let's cut through the corporate fluff: if 75% of executives are burned out, your team isn't far behind. But here's the plot twist—burnout isn't actually a burnout problem. It's a communication problem, a connection problem, and a "we've-lost-our-why" problem wrapped up in exhaustion and quiet quitting.

In this raw, real-world episode, our leadership experts tackle one of the toughest questions from their live Project Management Institute conference: "How do you handle team burnout?" Spoiler alert: pizza parties and motivational posters aren't going to cut it.


 The Warning Signs (Because Pretending Everything's Fine Never Works)
You don't need a PhD to spot burnout—you just need to pay attention. When participation drops, silos form, and your previously engaged team members start doing the bare minimum, that's your canary in the coal mine. Even worse? When resignation letters start landing on your desk, you've already missed the intervention window. The hosts break down the subtle (and not-so-subtle) signs that your team is circling the drain and what to do before it's too late.


 The Free Prescription for Stress Relief
Here's the beautiful truth buried in this episode: the most effective burnout solutions don't require a corporate budget or years of therapy. Connection. Laughter. Time with people who actually get it. The "POETS meetings" strategy (Piss On Everything Tomorrow's Saturday) might sound irreverent, but the principle is pure gold—creating intentional spaces for your team to decompress, connect, and remember they're human beings, not productivity machines.


 When You Can't Fix It From the Inside
Sometimes—and this is the hard truth—you're too close to see the problem. Whether you're the burned-out leader or part of a checked-out team, you can't read the label from inside the bottle. This is where outside perspectives, coaching, and the courage to ask for help become game-changers. The episode delivers a powerful reality check: if you could solve this alone, you already would have.


The Bottom Line
Burnout isn't about individual weakness or poor work ethic. It's about disconnection, unclear value, and communication breakdowns that leave people wondering if their work even matters. But here's the hope: it's fixable. With honest assessment, strategic interventions, and the willingness to do something different, teams can move from surviving to thriving. No magic required—just real leadership.


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Bottom line? Your team's burnout isn't their problem to solve alone—and neither is yours. Time to lead differently.

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  • Jeffrey Geier - Motivational Speaker, Trainer, and Coach - Helping You Win in Work & Life  Owner/Founder of Phoenix Coaching LLC Reach Jeffrey at [email protected] or 509-553-9248

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