how to spot burnout before it’s too late

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👋 Welcome back to All Things Remote: your weekly shortcut to building lean, efficient remote teams without the chaos.

In today’s send:
✅ How to spot burnout before it derails your team
✅ 3 warning signs unique to remote teams
✅ Practical fixes to protect energy & performance for your team (and yourself)

But first: When was the last time you took a real, no-laptop break? (Be honest, hit reply, I’m curious 👀)

Now, let’s get to it👇

🧠 Top finds this week

📊 Performance, engagement & growth in one
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🏠 Remote work is business as usual
Research shows WFH is no longer an experiment; it’s a permanent fixture in how America works.

📉 Remote work cuts desk time (not productivity)
Gallup finds employees spend less time “at the desk” but output doesn’t suffer.

🌏️ This city is the No.1 workation spot
Survey results show why it tops the list for remote workers.

💡 Is burnout really loneliness in disguise?
New research suggests disconnection may be the hidden driver behind burnout.

⚡ Turning conflict into trust
A framework showing how handling conflict well can boost alignment + decision speed.

Why burnout hides in remote teams

In an office, you can see when someone’s drained.
On Zoom? It’s much easier to miss until it’s too late.

Remote burnout often shows up as:

• Longer hours (because boundaries blur)

• Silence in Slack (withdrawal, not focus)

• Always-on but rarely creative (output, but no spark)

Here’s what to do: