Two out of three professionals report moderate-to-severe burnout, and the cost to organizations is staggering: a 2025 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine estimates that disengagement and burnout cost over $5 million per year per 1,000 employees.

The real crisis sits underneath the numbers. Your strongest people are quietly running on empty: physically exhausted, increasingly cynical, and losing the sense of control that keeps them engaged. It shows up as disengagement, absenteeism, and eventually resignation.

Serban Mare has spent over 20 years in high-pressure technology roles and knows burnout from both sides. He lived it, achieving everything he set out to achieve while running on empty. And he still leads complex engineering programs today without burning out, applying a science-backed approach to the true drivers of sustainable performance.

This session breaks burnout into its three warning signs (exhaustion, cynicism, loss of control) and gives your audience a practical counter for each: manage energy instead of just time, counter workplace cynicism with proven psychological tools, regain focus through deliberate prioritization, and, most critically, reframe the right kind of stress as a catalyst for growth rather than a path to depletion.

 Learning Objectives:
1. The 3 warning signs of burnout and specific strategies to address each before they spiral
2. The 1 critical mindset shift that turns stress from a threat into fuel for resilience and performance
3. Science-backed tools to rebuild energy, restore morale, and regain focus without adding hours to the day

Delivered as a 45-60 minute interactive keynote (in person or virtual). Also available as a half-day workshop or a 20-minute fast-format version. No special technical requirements beyond standard AV. Delivered at PMI Global Summit, SHRM conferences, and corporate events across the technology and semiconductor industry.
Demo Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-rrQHZGLN4&t=1s