Coaching Call #5 — April 29, 2024
This week’s coaching call covers burnout in ourselves and those we lead, plus opportunities and challenges recruiting talent in today’s market.
Another wonderful call to start our week! Thanks to everyone for contributing to a great conversation. Here’s the recording, session notes and resources. If you have questions, let me know in comments or by email.
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Key Topics Discussed in This Week’s TLC Coaching Call
Burnout defined and tips on how to heal from it (01:36)
Talent Attractions in today’s market (32:57)
This week’s recommended reading:
New Harvard Business Review (HBR) article, How Burnout Became Normal - and How to Push Back Against It, by Kandi Wiens, that features seven strategies to heal from burnout and get back to a balanced mindset.
Related: From our TLC Deep Dive — Stress vs Anxiety.
Stress is a reaction to an immediate situation; stress is what you’re feeling now
Anxiety is a reaction to the potential future consequences; anxiety is what you’re thinking about the future
Burnout is having stress and anxiety for long periods of time —
— an unrelenting stress, that creates fatigue, lowers performance and can demoralize us if we don’t heal or repair its symptoms.
Actions that help heal burnout:
Finding a “good amount” of stress - not all stress is bad; we need an amount of stress where we still feel grounded and in control, without overreacting and becoming overwhelmed by external inputs.
Using emotional management strategies like breathing, mindfulness, meditation and shifting your mindset towards problem-solving, rather than problem-suffering.
Prioritize recovery. Wiens states, “ Researchers have found that we need to fully detach from the demands of work on a regular basis in order to unwind, recharge, and recover from workplace stress,” and heal from burnout. Like a professional athlete, we need to fully disengage and let our minds (and muscles) recover from long periods of tension, use and overextension.
ProTip: Download and use the article in a sales meeting with your people this week.
