The TANK Method
The TANK Method is an evidence-based system that prevents burnout and powers sustainable performance.
It will help you understand the system that drives burnout, and the changes that will flip it, so you and your team can flourish - for good.
The Problem
Teams Are Running on Empty
Modern work is full throttle. Constant change, rising expectations, continual context switching. Even the best teams are burning fuel faster than they can refill it. Burnout isn’t about weakness or lack of willpower. It’s a system design problem. When the system pushes people toward stress and away from recovery, energy tanks run dry. Performance, creativity, and wellbeing all suffer. The good news: systems can be re-designed.
The Solution
The TANK Method
The TANK Method helps teams short-circuit their burnout patterns, manage energy intelligently, and do their best work — sustainably.
- Evidence-based models of stress and recovery
- Custom diagnostics to map wasted stress and poor recovery
- Practical experiments that teams can run immediately
- Coaching and reflection tools that turn insight into habit
It’s science, with heart.
The Name?
What “TANK” Stands For
TANK isn’t just a name, it’s the metaphor we reach for when we've got nothing left. Otherwise, we tend to ignore it, and that's a mistake. The name keeps the concept front and center. Stress burns fuel. Recovery fills it back up. Physical symptoms are the fuel gauge most of us ignore. The daily social environment is the terrain we're driving on. Learning to read that system, and designing for smoother terrain, unlocks sustainable wellbeing and better performance.
How It Works
We help teams move through four stages:
See the whole picture
Identify the real energy drivers and drains across your work system.
We start with simple diagnostics that map stress, recovery, and burnout risk at the team and individual level.
Pick your experiments
No one-size-fits-all. Choose small, science-backed experiments to shift the system.
Small, targeted adjustments are the gateway to bigger impact.
Learn what works
Track results.
Reflect as a team.
See what moves the performance and wellbeing needles in tandem.
Flourish together
Embed the habits that sustain performance and wellbeing.
The payoff: more creativity, better collaboration, and less reactivity under pressure.
Why It Works
The TANK Method works because burnout isn’t a personal flaw, it’s a pattern in the system. The TANK Method applies research from neuroscience, organisational psychology, and elite performance training to help teams and individuals rebalance their stress and recovery. You’ll see measurable improvements in:
- Energy and engagement
2. Psychological safety
3. Team adaptability
4. Retention and unplanned absences
5. Performance under load
6. Trust and innovation
For Leaders and Teams
The TANK Method works at the individual, team, and organisational level. The more levels it's operating at, the easier it gets.
For Leaders
TANK gives you a language and framework for energy management — not just crisis response.
You’ll see exactly where burnout risk is hiding, and how to shift it without compromising performance (or adding another wellbeing initiative).
For Teams
You’ll learn how to spot your own burnout patterns, fix the energy leaks you're overlooking, and recover faster, together.
It’s practical, collaborative, and surprisingly fun.
Implementation Options
We tailor TANK to your context:
Team Workshops
90-minute to half-day sessions that spark insight and catalyse action
Leadership Labs
Build capability to read and redesign your system
Coaching programs
Turn recovery and reflection into embedded team habits
Digital tools
Progress tracking, data insights, and on-demand coaching content
Backed by Science
The TANK Method draws on decades of research on stress, recovery, interoception, performance and systems science, connecting multiple fields into a single, practical system, fit for modern work:
- Bruce McEwen
- Robert Sapolsky
- Sabine Sonnentag
- International Olympic Committee
- Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Barbara Fredrickson
- Donella Meadows
- Peter Senge
In the words of our customers:
Brianna Cattenach
National Workers Compensation Strategy Manager, Allianz
“TANK helped our teams talk about burnout without the stigma, and gave us a shared way to manage energy, not just workload.”
Catherine Vaara
CEO, Lifeline Mid Coast
“I would recommend TANK in a heartbeat. The method has made a significant change to how we support each other.”
Oliver Nunn
Managing Director, Endgame Analytics
"I would recommend TANK to any company that is looking to help their team achieve their peak performance and look after their employees' long term well-being at the same time."
Eleni Assargiotis
Program Manager, UNSW Founders
"Thank you for the TANK workshop at the 10x Bootcamp last week. We got a lot of great feedback about it, with people saying it was the highlight, and they were glad it was included. We also really enjoyed it as a team."
Dr Caroline Howe
Founder, HoweSafe
"The TANK program for Fire and Rescue stood out for the way it engaged our audience in practical ways they can take control of their own stress and recovery to prevent burnout, even in the context of a highly demanding and emotionally intense workplace."
Ready to Refuel?
Burnout isn’t inevitable. It’s a system problem — and systems can be redesigned.
Let’s rebuild yours.
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