Teaming Up
Against Burnout

You will learn:

• Paula’s burnout story at the end of her law practice, and the impact it had on her work and health in general
• The three dimensions of burnout
• How to spot the engaged-exhausted group, and why they are your biggest source of turnover
• The difference between stress and burnout
• Early warning signs of burnout that are often missed
• The specific zones (burnout exists on a spectrum)
• Why the need for a “me and a we” approach, and how burnout can also impact your work team and family via social and emotional contagion effects. Part of the “we” is addressing burnout’s impact to your family and others.

Preventing and recovering from burnout involve two different skills sets, which is why they are divided into two different modules. While a one-size-fits-all approach is difficult, there are specific, research-supported skills, tools, and entry points I have coached to many people that can help. These are:

Preventing Burnout

• Research has pinpointed specific behaviors that healthy strivers utilize that help them perform at a high level and not burn out. Learn what these six behaviors and habits are.
• Take a short quiz to help you better understand if you’re actually burned out (or something else, like just exhausted) and how you’re interacting with your work environment.
• Learn how to better process the day’s stress by understanding more about the specific pathways that actually lead to healthy recovery from stress, both at work and outside of work. There is some nuance to the general advice you’ve always been told.
• Understand the interplay between your job demands and job resources. What are they and how can you start to identify yours (or coach others more impactfully)?

Recovering from Burnout

• Understand your “wiring” by identifying core values, beliefs, and mindsets that can interfere with managing your stress, at work and post work recovery, and work ethic.
• Create the LIST – your vision for what your work could (or needs to look like). Paula will share with you her LIST that she created in 2009 as she began her own recovery.
• Learn a framework for how to have an effective conversation about burnout, should you wish to start a discussion with your boss or other person at work.
• Recognize the factors associated with post-traumatic growth (PTG)

This week we’ll shift from taking an individual approach to understanding the cultural and workplace environmental drivers of burnout.

You will learn:

• The Core 6 factors or drivers of burnout at work
• Strategies to help reduce the stress-sting from each of these drivers, including:
• How to perform a “meetings audit” and ideas for creating sustainable workload
• Prioritizing “sticky” recognition and mattering so that people feel more connected to their work
• The seven different types of relationships to foster to create a more resilient relationship “bench”
• A framework for sharing good news at work and with your families, and why doing so promotes engagement at work and outside of work
• The six leadership behaviors that increase your team’s sense of meaning at work

• A session to help you continue unpacking what you’ve learned, answer questions, troubleshoot issues, and help you stay accountable for applying your new knowledge.