Companies or organizations that be aware of burn-out, and have strategies in place for early detection and comprehensive treatment. For example, companies ought to:

• educate management and employees about burn-out, especially its causes and its symptoms. This will help to identify at-risk employees at an early stage
• work out a plan of action that will be put into effect when burn-out is detected

All companies ought to have a long-term plan for prevention of burn-out, where they:

• identify the extent of burn-out and the factors that lead to stress, overload and burn-out in the company
• work out actions to reduce the effect of the factors