Magdalena Kopenhagen leading a workshop for a group of managers
Corporate training  ·  Group workshops

The silent killer of productivity.
How to save your team from burnout,
before you lose your best people?

How to spot burnout in your team and stop it from spreading? Concrete tools. Measurable results. Lasting change.

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77% of employees in Poland experienced symptoms of burnout in the last 12 months  ·  Do you know what it costs your company?
higher absenteeism among burned-out employees
200%
of annual salary is the cost of replacing an experienced employee
−40%
productivity before quitting — so-called quiet quitting
cheaper to prevent than to treat and recruit new talent
For managers and HR teams

Why burnout
is a business problem — not just a human one

Burnout is not an individual weakness. It is a systemic organizational problem that hits financial results, talent retention and employer reputation. Managing it is a manager’s responsibility — not an option.

Real financial costs

A single burned-out employee generates hidden costs: absences, errors, poor-quality decisions, onboarding a replacement. That’s thousands of zlotys a month per person.

Domino effect in the team

Burnout is contagious. One key employee in crisis throws off the dynamics of the entire team — overloading others and lowering overall morale.

Losing your best people

Burned-out employees leave quietly or with a bang. The ones who leave are those who have a choice — your best people. The job market will take them before you can react.

Worse decision-making

Chronic exhaustion impairs analytical thinking and creativity. Managers in burnout make worse strategic decisions.

Employer reputation

Employer branding starts with wellbeing. Companies with high burnout rates get worse reviews and harder recruitment in the talent market.

New legal requirements

Growing workplace wellbeing regulations increasingly oblige employers to actively prevent burnout.

Business case

Prevention is always cheaper than treatment

Every zloty invested in burnout prevention pays back several times over — before it comes to a staffing crisis, long-term sick leave and costly recruitment.

The cost of ignoring burnout
  • Long-term sick leave
  • Recruiting and onboarding a replacement
  • Errors and declining quality of work
  • Overloading the rest of the team
  • Loss of critical company knowledge
Tools that stay in your organization

Concrete instruments for managers — not just theory

Every training ends with ready-to-use tools based on recognized, international standards. What happens in the room stays in the company long after the workshop ends.

Tool for managers

The Burnout Conversation Guide

Ready-made conversation scripts for the situations that stress managers most: when they see an employee “fading,” plus procedures for the team when one of its members goes on sick leave due to burnout.

A manager doesn’t have to improvise in the hardest conversation of the year — they have a ready, tested script.
International standard

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

A global movement already present in dozens of countries, also active in Poland as Psychological First Aid in Business. The training introduces employees and managers to this methodology in a way tailored to the realities of your organization.

We don’t teach therapy. We teach recognizing the signs, holding a safe conversation, and directing people to professional help.

Why it works

The training teaches employees and managers to be “first responders” — not therapists. Participants learn to notice changes in behavior (withdrawal, cynicism, declining performance), open a safe dialogue, and direct the person to the right help before the situation turns into a crisis.

Training architecture

3 pillars of the program — from prevention to crisis management

The program is built around three stages that mirror the real cycle of burnout in an organization: before it starts, when it becomes visible, and once it has already happened.

01
Prevention and psychoeducation

Before it starts

  • The anatomy of stress in a corporation
  • Work–life boundaries in the era of hybrid work
  • Individual emotional-regulation techniques
02
Detection — recognition

When it becomes visible

  • For you: self-diagnosis — tests, signals from the body
  • For the manager: changes in employee behavior — cynicism, declining engagement, mistakes
03
Crisis management

Once it has happened

  • First aid: how to talk to a burned-out employee
  • Domino effect: how to support the team when a leader or key player “drops out”
  • Return plan — reboarding after a long absence

For large organizations (100+ employees)

At this scale it is essential to split the program into two dedicated modules — different groups have different needs and responsibilities.

Module for managers
How to manage a team in crisis without burning out yourself.
Module for employees
Self-help, recognizing your own warning signs and communicating your needs.
Training program

What the workshop covers — step by step

A group workshop combining psychological knowledge with tools ready to implement the very next day at work.

1

Diagnosis — how to recognize burnout in yourself and your team

Early warning signs, the difference between stress and burnout, self-assessment tools for every participant.

2

Mechanisms — where burnout comes from

The neurobiology of stress, chronic overload, the role of perfectionism and difficulty setting boundaries — why it’s happening in your company.

3

Tools — managing energy and mental resilience

Mindfulness in professional practice, emotion-regulation techniques, managing priorities without chronic overload.

4

Organizational culture — how to protect your team from burnout

The leader’s role in prevention, communication under pressure, psychological safety and boundaries as an organizational competency.

5

Action plan — implementation in your organization

Every participant leaves with an individual action plan, the Burnout Conversation Guide and an MHFA toolkit ready for immediate use.

Magdalena Kopenhagen
Your trainer

Magdalena Kopenhagen

Psychotherapist  ·  Coach  ·  Business trainer

She combines many years of psychotherapeutic practice with experience in the corporate environment. She works in stress management, burnout, communication and personal development — individually and with whole teams, in Poland and abroad.

Her trainings stand out for combining solid psychological knowledge with humor and hands-on exercises. Participants leave with tools that work — not just theory.

Psychotherapy Coaching Clinical hypnosis EMDR Mindfulness NLP Mental Health First Aid
Trusted by

Companies and organizations I’ve worked with

DHL Fundacja GROM Lewiatan Barry Callebaut Helping Hand Fujifilm Business Lease Cushman & Wakefield Makro Grupa Polsat Plus
Recommendations

What training participants say

★★★★★

“I had the opportunity to work with Magda regularly over several years — on trainings, webinars and the preparation of psychoeducational materials, in both Polish and English. I value her work organization, her knowledge and her ability to convey it in a way that keeps participants engaged throughout the training. I appreciate specialists who keep developing and deepening their range of competencies, and Magda is one of them.”

Anna Kruszczynska in
People & Culture / Business Partner / Program Director
★★★★★

“Magdalena is a highly competent trainer who shares her knowledge with humor and full professionalism. She gave me content that became a real asset in my career. I can’t wait for the next workshops.”

Carsten Muscheid
Vertriebsleiter (Sales Director) · Germany
★★★★★

“The trainings Magdalena ran improved how participants worked — the effects were visible almost immediately. The atmosphere encouraged cooperation, not competition. I’ll come back to Magdalena with another project.”

Ewa Gadomska
CEO, Mindsupporters Sp. z o.o. · Poland
★★★★★

“I am absolutely convinced of the quality of Ms. Kopenhagen’s trainings. She stands out among other trainers for her high competence and empathy. The trainings are lively and full of humor — the days fly by.”

Arno Müller
Media expert and entrepreneur · Germany
★★★★★

“Working with Magdalena was top-class. Magda is always prepared and competent. She applies her psychological knowledge with care for professional ethics. I sincerely recommend Magdalena!”

Andrzej Kruczyński in
President, Centrala Szkoleń AT · worked on the same team
★★★★★

“Magda is great at helping connect the dots and supports decision-making — but she also teaches total mindfulness about wellbeing. Highly recommended!”

Edyta Sadowska in
Strategic Futurist, TEDx Speaker · Magdalena’s client

Ready to take care of your team?

A free, no-obligation consultation. We’ll tailor the program — modules, format and intensity — to your organization’s needs.

or write directly: magdalenakopenhagen.pl