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Nearly one in three Australian workers plan to leave their current employer in 2026 (Perkbox/YouGov). In agencies and consultancies specifically, 18% are actively thinking about a move right now, and 10% expect to be gone within two years (Culture Amp, 2025). Most leaders are not surprised by those numbers. What tends to surprise them is where the data points next: excessive workload has overtaken pay as the primary driver of intent to leave, at 26% versus 18% (Perkbox/YouGov

Burnout keeps appearing on leadership agendas as a wellbeing problem. Most responses treat it that way — EAP access, mental health days, reminders to take breaks. These are not inherently bad. But they rarely move the dial, because they address the person rather than the conditions. The most consistent driver of burnout in knowledge-work businesses is not insufficient resilience. It is excessive workload over time, combined with a lack of meaningful control over how that work