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Burnout: Identifying It and Preventing It

Tue 10 Jun 2025
09:30 - 13:30
The Very Group, Liverpool

Employee burnout is an increasing challenge, affecting both workforce well-being and overall business performance. The ability to accurately predict and prevent burnout can be a game-changer in commercial planning, helping organisations optimise resources while maintaining exceptional customer service. 

Failing to address burnout effectively can lead to reduced service quality, disengaged employees, and rising resourcing costs. At this exclusive CONNECT event, we’ll bring the industry together to explore how we can anticipate and manage burnout, and what leaders can do to stay ahead to ensure engaged and motivated teams.

Here’s what to expect during this in-person event: 

  • Share your predictions on the impact of burnout in the workplace in 2025 and beyond.
  • Hear how leading brands forecast burnout risks and implement strategies to retain valuable talent. 
  • Connect with industry peers, exchange ideas and gain fresh perspectives.
  • Take away actionable insights to enhance your contact centre operations. 

Join us for an engaging and insightful session designed to help you future-proof your workforce while driving business success. 

How much is it?

Included as part of CCMA Membership.

Why should you go?

Gain exclusive insights, practical strategies, and industry connections to help you predict, prevent, and manage burnout—ensuring a motivated workforce and sustainable business success.

Who is it for?

This event is for business leaders looking to proactively manage employee burnout and enhance workforce resilience. CCMA members only.

Agenda

09:30

Registration and Networking

10:00

Welcome 

Hear the latest news and updates on the CCMA and what to expect from the day.

Kate Law, Membership and Learning Director, CCMA
10:15

Open Mic: Burnout on the Front Line

CCMA CONNECT open mic sessions are designed to give you an opportunity to share your experiences and hear from others. During this session, Kate will be asking how your frontline colleagues are handling more complex conversations. She will explore whether instances of increased stress and burnout are growing and invite your predictions on the potential causes and impact of burnout on the team and on customers.

Kate Law, Membership and Learning Director, CCMA
11:00

The Power of Compassionate Leadership for Thriving in Times of Change

This interactive session will explore the vital role of being a compassionate leader in preventing burnout within the contact centre environment. Key themes will include adopting a people-first approach to building team resilience, sustaining personal wellness, and inspiring meaningful change

Sara Hatta, Accredited Coach (ICF ACC) and Wellness Professional, Infinite Changes 
11:30

Break

11:50

Roundtable: Diagnose and Remedy

Matt leads this roundtable discussion asking key questions such as: How are leaders identifying the early signs of burnout? Are leaders empowered and equipped with the necessary tools to effectively address burnout?

During this session, we will also examine practical remedies and strategies available to contact centre leaders for tackling burnout risk. This will be an opportunity for sharing insights and discussing actionable approaches tosupport teams and enhance overall wellbeing in the workplace.

Matt Rumins, Vice President Sales & Customer Experience UK&I, Intradiem
12:20

Panel Discussion: Predicting Burnout

Predicting employee burnout is a critical component when designing commercial models that ensure adequate resources are available to deliver exceptional customer service. Failing to accurately anticipate burnout can negatively impact the quality of customer service, harm employee engagement, and increase resourcing costs.

In this panel discussion, we will delve into how brands forecast burnout within their business strategies to retain valuable and skilled talent.

Hosted by Kate Law, Membership and Learning Director, CCMA with:

  • Luke Ollerhead, Senior Insight Manager, The Very Group
  • Rula Samara – Sellers, Head of Customer Experience, Novuna
  • Anthony Costigan, Senior Manager Large Customer Service Centre, Bupa
13:00

Lunch with optional site tour

13:30

Close

Speakers

Kate Knowles

Services Director
CCMA
Kate uses two decades of contact‑centre expertise to support members and strengthen the industry through guidance, collaboration and operational insight.

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