A Guide for HR Leaders: Strategies for HR Burnout and Workplace Wellbeing
#CanYouHearMe | Co-created by Intellect & Milieu.
When HR burns out, the whole company feels it. With insights from over 150 HR professionals in Singapore, this guide explores the silent ripple effects and shows how to rebuild trust and culture through HR-first wellbeing strategies.
About This Report
Burnout is rising fast in the HR profession, and many leaders are being left behind in their own wellbeing strategies.
In partnership with Milieu Insight, Intellect surveyed over 150 HR professionals across Singapore to uncover how HR is coping (or not) with the weight of responsibility they carry. The result? A revealing look into the mental health realities of those expected to uphold organisational culture.
This guide includes:
- Real stories from leaders at foodpanda, IHH Healthcare, and SHRI
- Data-backed trends on HR mental health in Singapore
- Actionable ways to reduce burnout in HR roles
- A downloadable HR burnout checklist to guide your next steps
Whether you’re leading the people function at a startup or overseeing HR operations in a regional enterprise, this guide is for you.
Why This Report Matters
The numbers are urgent and personal.
64%
of Singapore HR professionals report feeling burnt out
70%
say their companies don’t give mental health the priority it deserves
1 in 4
don’t feel comfortable using the very benefits they’ve implemented
It’s time to reframe the narrative. HR leaders aren’t just support systems — they need support too.
What You’ll Gain
Inside this clinician-reviewed guide, you’ll discover:
What’s really driving HR burnout
A snapshot of burnout trends in Singapore and the hidden culprits like understaffing, stigma, and role overload
How leaders are responding
Learn from companies like foodpanda, IHH, and SHRI with strategies from MHFA training to active listening and moving beyond traditional productivity metrics.
Where to start
A practical 3-step stigma-breaking model (Lead → Normalise → Care), along with dashboards, a burnout checklist, and real success stories to guide change
Who This Report is Meant For
This report is for leaders who are ready to take mental health seriously — not as a passing trend, but as a business priority.
It’s especially useful for:
- HR leaders managing pressure in a post-pandemic workplace
- People managers supporting team wellbeing while juggling hiring, admin, and culture
- C-Suite executives ready to move beyond surface-level mental health efforts
- Culture champions across functions building trust, empathy, and long-term resilience
