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Many of our staff say they are burnt out. Is resilience training enough?

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Last updated 10 November 2026

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In short

Unfortunately, no. Resilience training helps people cope, but it does not change the work that is causing the burnout. Find and fix the causes, and offer training alongside.

When many people in one team are burnt out, the cause is usually in how the work is organised. The WHO’s guidelines on mental health at work recommend offering training for individuals as one part of a wider programme, together with changes to how work is organised and how managers lead.

What to do

  1. Find the cause Ask the team what drains them most. Common answers include unclear roles, priorities that keep changing, little say over how the work is done and effort that goes unrecognised.
  2. Check the figures for the same team, such as absence and turnover.
  3. Fix one or two of the causes the team raises
  4. Offer resilience or burnout training alongside, such as Chronic Stress & Burnout.

Watch out for

  • Tell staff why you are doing both, so they don’t see the training as a request to cope with more.

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