In this powerful episode, Janice Elsley explores the quiet weight of resentment in leadership—and why it’s often the hidden cause of fatigue, detachment, and burnout. She challenges leaders to recognize resentment not as failure, but as feedback. Tune in to learn how to realign with your mission, rewrite your role, and release what no longer serves you. leadership resentment, leadership fatigue, emotional burnout in leaders, legacy leadership, women in leadership, setting boundaries, leadership burnout recovery, leading with intention, signs of burnout, redefining leadership roles, healing leadership fatigue, leadership mindset reset Key Takeaways: Resentment is a signal, not a shame: It builds when you overgive, feel unseen, and start performing instead of leading.
Unspoken resentment leads to leadership fatigue: Neuroscience shows that chronic obligation without appreciation triggers stress and detachment.
Boundaries are the antidote to burnout: Restructuring roles, saying “no,” and asking for what you need keeps your leadership sustainable.
You can’t lead what you resent: Rewrite the role or release it. Letting go is not quitting—it’s conscious leadership.
Leadership isn’t martyrdom: True leadership starts with clarity, not chronic obligation. CTA (Call to Action): ✨ Tag @janiceelsley on Instagram with your takeaway and DM “LEGACY” for your free Leadership Reset Guide.
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