{"id":853593,"date":"2026-03-11T11:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=853593"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:04:21","slug":"join-sas-top-leaders-to-solve-the-r161-billion-burnout-crisis-and-stand-a-chance-to-win-an-international-wellness-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/853593\/join-sas-top-leaders-to-solve-the-r161-billion-burnout-crisis-and-stand-a-chance-to-win-an-international-wellness-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Join SA\u2019s top leaders to solve the R161-billion burnout crisis and stand a chance to win an international wellness reset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>South Africa is facing a R161-billion burnout crisis and it\u2019s not just draining our economy; it\u2019s draining our people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The culture of \u201cgrind at all costs\u201d has left teams running on fumes, leaders watching their spark fade, and organisations losing the very energy that drives innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we don\u2019t reset, we risk losing more than productivity; we risk losing our best people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deloitte.com\/za\/en\/about\/press-room\/deloitte-human-capital-trends-study.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored+Article&amp;utm_term=March+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Deloitte research<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0confirms this shift, showing that while worker well-being is now a top priority, only 35% of South African organisations are actually measuring its impact on performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With nearly two-thirds of leaders struggling to balance business priorities with the well-being of their employees, we aren&#8217;t just facing a productivity gap; we are navigating a human crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/EnW8maR2hi?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored+Article&amp;utm_term=March+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to register your interest for the ASI Trust Your Gut: The Human Advantage event<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s time for a culture reset\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This crisis exists because we have spent years looking at our teams as resources to be managed rather than the heartbeat of our success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we ignore the person behind the desk, their stress, their health, and their headspace, we aren\u2019t just losing output. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are losing the very thing that makes our businesses great. To fix this, we must move past the superficial and start leading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ASI, in partnership with Medihelp, are hosting Trust Your Gut: The Human Advantage, a wellness experience event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are moving this conversation out of the boardroom and into the Indaba Hotel on Thursday, 19 March 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t a day for sitting in a dark room being talked at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve invited award-winning comedian and writer Mojak Lehoko to host the day because if your office has gone silent, you\u2019ve already lost the culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mojak will help us navigate the uncomfortable conversations with the wit and honesty needed to spark a real shift in how we lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be joining an exclusive circle of experts and peers to rediscover what it means to lead effectively through a &#8220;Brain Trust&#8221; of strategy, science, and heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because we know that true innovation only happens when you finally switch off, one guest will win an exclusive, all-expenses-paid international wellness experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a chance for a leader to fully recalibrate and bring a renewed, world-class perspective back to their organisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your chance to lead differently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come recharge your own batteries and walk away with a Resilience Audit and a roadmap for a team that doesn\u2019t just survive the week but feels genuinely alive and inspired to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Date: Thursday, 19 March 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dress Code: Active Wear or Athleisure (Come as you are)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Networking: Exclusive engagement with SA\u2019s top HR and C-suite peers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/EnW8maR2hi?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Sponsored+Article&amp;utm_term=March+2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">We have limited seats available, so if you are an HR executive, a people leader or key decision maker register your interest\u00a0and we will be in touch!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seats are limited to keep the conversations real and intimate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secure your spot today and be part of the shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa is facing a R161-billion burnout crisis and it\u2019s not just draining our economy; it\u2019s draining our people. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":853594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[17311],"class_list":["post-853593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-asi-financial-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853593"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":853603,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853593\/revisions\/853603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}