Jun 24, 2022
This week, Dan Neumann is joined
by his friend and co-worker Ola Tunde.
In this episode, Dan and Tunde
are exploring the matter of burnout, which sometimes is not that
noticeable, and as a consequence, can pass unnoticed among
co-workers. Burnout can result from many personal issues combined
with the pressure of working in a small or big organization, and it
can translate into a general loss of interest and motivation.
Listen to this episode to find the difference between stress and
burnout, and how to invest in yourself in order to rescue yourself
from burnout.
Key Takeaways
- How can you tell if you are feeling
burnout?
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- Burnout is physical, emotional, or mental
exhaustion, accompanied by decreased motivation, lower performance,
and a bad attitude towards oneself and others.
- Burnout is different from
depression.
- Burnout results from prolonged exposure to
stress. It is a chronic state, a place of exhaustion.
- There are three negative psychological impacts
that burnout has on a person’s life:
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- Depersonalization.
- Emotional exhaustion.
- Lack of personal achievement.
- There is a close relationship between stress
and burnout.
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- When you are under stress you can still control
the situation, but when you experience burnout you don’t have the
energy to even address certain circumstances.
- There is a healthy type of stress that promotes
getting closer to solving a situation.
- Leaders need to identify and understand those
employees who are feeling burnout.
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- Good leaders (not managers) approach those who
are acting differently and showing signs of burnout to find how
they could be assisted, starting by giving them the chance to take
a break.
- We are our worst critics, we need to learn to
prioritize our needs, and take care of ourselves.
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- Stop for a moment and set the goal of being
kind to yourself, shift your mindset.
- Take care of yourself: workout, take a break to
go for a walk, take two days out of work, and take more time
off!.
- Do what relaxes you.
- Seek help.
- Leadership needs to create autonomy and
empowerment; that is the reason why leaders need to encourage Team
members to let their voices be heard.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Read more about burnout in this
Psychology Today article.
The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in
Business and in Life, Robin Sharma
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