Are You Burning Out, or Just Tired? The Manager Burnout Scorecard

Twelve questions, about four minutes. Tiredness lifts after a good weekend. Burnout doesn't — and the difference matters, because the two need completely different responses.

This scorecard looks at four things that behave differently in each case:

• Exhaustion & Recovery — whether rest still works
• Detachment — distance from work and the people in it
• Sense of Efficacy — whether your effort still seems to land
• Load & Boundaries — how much is structurally on you

You'll get a strain score, a radar across the four, and what each one calls for. Managers carry a particular version of this: they absorb pressure from above and below at once, and are usually last to be asked how they're doing.

This is a reflection tool, not a medical or diagnostic instrument. It cannot diagnose burnout or any health condition. If you're struggling, a doctor or mental health professional is the right place to take it.