High Stakes Communication & Psychological Safety
Low-Key Ways to Check On Burnt Out Colleagues
Communication skills for getting underneath burnout defensiveness — without escalating it.
Step 1 of 4
System Check
Check in On Teammates
Quick Check-In Before Deploy
Let’s capture a quick pre-check so you can compare before and after.
How stressed are you?
How focused are you?
Step 2 of 4
Deploy
Lower heat + choose a strategy
If they seem guarded, go warmer and slower.
Try the skill, then come back to reassess.
Step 3 of 4
Reassess
How did it go?
Before → Now Δ --
Step 4 of 4
Activate
Stay warm, curious + effective