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Short Workshop | Max. 50 Participants
60 minutes
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the WHO definition of burnout and the demand-recovery model — including why high performers are disproportionately vulnerable and how burnout develops progressively rather than suddenly
- Assess personal burnout risk across the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy — and identify the specific psychological patterns driving that risk
- Apply at least one evidence-based recovery or protection strategy immediately — with a concrete plan for the week ahead
Topics Covered
- The psychology of high-performer burnout — the specific personality and behavioural patterns that create disproportionate burnout risk in high-achieving professionals, including the role of identity fusion with work
- The burnout spectrum — the WHO framework, the demand-recovery model, and how to identify your position before a crisis point is reached
- Evidence-based protection strategies — the neurological basis of genuine recovery, the difference between passive rest and active restoration, and the role of boundaries in sustainable performance
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to Face
- Virtual
Overview
Burnout does not happen to people who don't care. It happens to people who care too much, for too long, without sufficient recovery.
The profile is recognisable: high conscientiousness, strong work ethic, difficulty declining, a tendency to measure personal worth through professional output. In high-performing government and professional services environments, this profile is not the exception, it is the norm.
This session names the specific psychological and behavioural patterns that make high performers disproportionately vulnerable to burnout and gives participants an evidence-based framework for assessing their own risk and beginning to address it. It is deliberately non-clinical, non-pathologising, and framed around sustainable performance rather than illness.
Pairs well with the Built to Last workshop for organisations wanting a more comprehensive programme.
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the WHO definition of burnout and the demand-recovery model — including why high performers are disproportionately vulnerable and how burnout develops progressively rather than suddenly
- Assess personal burnout risk across the three dimensions of exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced efficacy — and identify the specific psychological patterns driving that risk
- Apply at least one evidence-based recovery or protection strategy immediately — with a concrete plan for the week ahead
Topics Covered
- The psychology of high-performer burnout — the specific personality and behavioural patterns that create disproportionate burnout risk in high-achieving professionals, including the role of identity fusion with work
- The burnout spectrum — the WHO framework, the demand-recovery model, and how to identify your position before a crisis point is reached
- Evidence-based protection strategies — the neurological basis of genuine recovery, the difference between passive rest and active restoration, and the role of boundaries in sustainable performance
Who is this workshop for
Suitable for all employees in general office-based roles, and particularly relevant for high-performing individuals in demanding, accountability-heavy environments where sustained pressure, limited autonomy, or values misalignment are present. Also valuable for managers who want to understand and reduce burnout risk in their teams.
No prior knowledge or preparation required.
Handouts/materials provided
Participants receive a two-page take-home reference card covering the burnout spectrum, personal risk indicators, the key protection strategies from the session, and a personal practice planning template.
What to bring
Just yourself. No preparation or prior knowledge required. A two-page take-home reference sheet is provided.
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
About the facilitator
Caroline Crosbie works at the intersection of neuroscience, performance, and workplace wellbeing — helping individuals and teams in demanding environments perform sustainably, regulate effectively, and work together well.
With over 30 years of experience and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ireland, Caroline brings a rigorous evidence base to everything she delivers. Her work draws on sleep science, nervous system regulation, and the psychology of team dynamics — translated into practical tools that work in real workplaces, not just training rooms.
She works primarily with leaders, managers, and teams in government and professional services — environments where the pressure to perform is high, the margin for error is low, and the human cost of getting it wrong compounds quietly over time.
Caroline's programmes are part of the Sustainable Performance Series — a suite of evidence-based workshops designed for organisations that take performance seriously and understand that sustaining it requires more than resilience training.
Key Expertise
- Psychological safety and team effectiveness
- Stress, anxiety and nervous system regulation
- Sleep science and work performance
- Burnout prevention and sustainable performance
- Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Industry Focus
- Government and public sector
- Local government
- Health and community services
- Professional services
- Mining and resources
Based in:
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