While a manager expects and assumes the team to be top-notch in their work, completing projects like there is no tomorrow, the reality of workers is quite different. More than half of the workforce is overwhelmed and maxed-out, according to a survey.

A manager cannot pretend everything is hunky-dory and has to recognize the problem and provide solutions.

1. Dip in energy levels: It happens when the team is not enthusiastic and is only taking reactive actions and going through the motion, exposing the mental pressure they are in.
2. Work quality is taking a dip: It happens if you see incomplete or sloppy work, along with decreased productivity.
3. Frayed emotions: If workers are terse and curt with their colleagues in their personal interaction and written correspondence.
4. Other unexpected irregularities: There may be some that move inside their mental ‘cave’ and others who become overtly extrovert.