How to identify the 12 stages of burnout before it gets out of control

• Melody Wilding is an executive coach and professor of human behavior who has worked with leaders from Google and Facebook.
• She describes the 12 stages of burnout, a model developed by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger.
• Wilding says burnout is not a linear process and to get help sooner rather than later.

We often think of burnout as a state of exhaustion and overwhelm. While this is partly true, burnout is much more complex.

There are actually 12 stages of burnout. This model was developed by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger and his colleagues.