Burnout Recovery & Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
In today’s high-demand work environments, burnout is more than a personal problem, it’s an organizational crisis. From chronic stress and emotional fatigue to disengagement and poor team dynamics, unaddressed burnout can quietly erode productivity, morale, and retention.
"Burnout Recovery & Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace" is a transformational seminar designed to help leaders, managers, and frontline professionals recognize the signs of burnout, restore emotional balance, and build cultures rooted in psychological safety and emotional intelligence (EQ).
Led by experts from Xponential Growth Academy LLC, this seminar blends neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and organizational leadership to offer actionable tools for recovery, resilience, and team restoration.
Learning Objectives
Identify the personal and systemic causes of workplace burnout
Recognize the physical, emotional, and behavioral signs of chronic stress
Learn the 4 core components of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship management)
Understand how EQ directly impacts team engagement, communication, and morale
Develop burnout recovery strategies for self and team members
Integrate wellness, boundaries, and emotional regulation into leadership practices
What You’ll Learn by Module
Module 1: Understanding Burnout – Beyond Stress
The science of burnout: Brain, body, and behavior
Common causes of burnout in modern work culture
How to identify early warning signs in yourself and your team
Module 2: Emotional Intelligence & Workplace Wellbeing
What is EQ and why it matters more than IQ in leadership
The 4 EQ domains and their impact on performance
How emotional intelligence reduces conflict, absenteeism, and turnover
Module 3: Recovery Tools & Re-Engagement Practices
Emotional regulation tools: Pause, reframe, and respond
Designing emotionally intelligent work routines and rituals
Strategies to create boundaries without guilt
Peer support, feedback loops, and healing team culture
Module 4: Creating a Burnout-Resistant Environment
Rebuilding trust, autonomy, and empathy in the workplace
Trauma-informed leadership and psychological safety
Designing team norms that promote ongoing wellness and engagement
Agenda
Time Activity
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration & Coffee / Burnout Self-Assessment
9:00 – 9:30 AM Welcome & Icebreaker: “When Did You Know You Were Tired?”
9:30 – 10:30 AM Module 1: Understanding Burnout – Beyond Stress
10:30 – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 – 12:00 PM Module 2: Emotional Intelligence & Workplace Wellbeing
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch (Optional journaling: “What Is Stealing My Energy?”)
1:00 – 2:30 PM Module 3: Recovery Tools & Re-Engagement Practices
2:30 – 2:45 PM Break + Reflection
2:45 – 4:00 PM Module 4: Creating a Burnout-Resistant Environment
4:00 – 5:00 PM Action Planning + Final Share: “One Boundary I Will Keep”
Virtual and 2-day formats include additional breakout rooms, team case study projects, and post-seminar counseling and coaching options.
Outcomes
For Organizations:
Decreased staff turnover, absenteeism, and presenteeism
Improved team cohesion, communication, and morale
Leaders better equipped to model healthy emotional culture
A roadmap for embedding emotional intelligence into organizational DNA
For Participants:
Awareness of personal burnout symptoms and emotional patterns
Practical EQ tools for regulating emotions under pressure
Renewed clarity on values, energy management, and priorities
Personalized burnout recovery and leadership integration plan