Burnout Proof Leadership: Shift Your Identity, Develop New Skills & Leverage Workplace Tensions to Finally Unlock your Next Level

What if the secret to unlocking unbreakable resilience and avoiding burnout lies in simplifying your daily habits?

As leaders, we often struggle with sustaining energy, maintaining clarity, and aligning our identity with our mission. This episode with guest Simon Severino unpacks how breaking down your goals, building micro-habits, and fostering intrinsic motivation can shift your leadership skills and prevent burnout before it star...

Are you solving the wrong problem when you face workplace conflict?

Conflict Intelligence can help leaders manage disputes constructively—but what if many “conflicts” are actually symptoms of something deeper? In this episode, we reveal how unrecognized polarities—like Firm Boundaries and Collaborative Problem-Solving, or Global Standards and Local Adaptation—can fuel tension when left unleveraged. Drawing on insights from Peter T. ...

Is your leadership style fueling your burnout without you even realizing it?

In this episode, we get a bit vulnerable about a stark realization we had recently, how we discovered it, and what we did about it.  What we share is a wake-up call every leader needs.

Many high-performing leaders unknowingly ignore the early warning signs of burnout, mistaking stress for productivity and urgency for importance. If your leadership ident...

Are your leadership efforts slowly draining your energy? Discover how top leaders protect their leadership identity and avoid burnout—not by doing more, but by balancing emotional engagement with intentional rest.

Today’s leaders are emotionally engaged—navigating conflict, holding uncertainty, and leading with presence. But without restful replenishment, this emotional labor turns into burnout. This episode explores how sustainable...

Are your leadership habits helping your team thrive — or silently pushing them toward burnout?

Many leaders believe that protecting their teams from discomfort and stress is the kind thing to do — but the science says otherwise. In this energizing conversation, special guest Jill Schulman shares powerful lessons from her time in the U.S. Marine Corps and her research in positive psychology to reframe bravery, stress, and challenge a...

What if the real solution to America’s healthcare crisis isn’t choosing between cost or care—but mastering both?

In a time of deep political polarization, healthcare leaders face a dangerous trap: the false choice between fiscal responsibility and ensuring access to high-quality care.

In this episode, we spotlight Dr. Linda Scott, President of the American Academy of Nursing, and her bold call to embrace “Both/And” leadership. He...

Are your leadership days packed with interruptions, last-minute fires, and constant pressure to respond?

This episode dives deep into why reactive leadership isn’t a character flaw—it’s a signal. If you feel overwhelmed, overworked, and constantly on edge, your leadership identity may be shaped more by urgency than intention. And that’s a fast track to burnout in today’s complex work environments.

• Discover 7 mistakes draining you...

What if embracing your age could actually fuel your leadership edge?

Many leaders face the unspoken tension of trying to stay energized and relevant, while also feeling pressure to hide signs of aging. But denying either side—vitality or aging—can quietly erode your leadership identity and lead to burnout.

• Learn why the polarity of Acceptance of Aging AND Pursuit of Vitality is a powerful framework for leadership growth.
• Discover ...

Are you unknowingly building a leadership style that leads straight to burnout?

In this episode, we dive deep into a raw, honest conversation with strategist and advisor Judy “J” Winslow, who shares how burnout crept in after years of high-achieving hustle—and why most leaders are closer to that edge than they realize. Whether you're leading a business, team, or movement, you’ll discover how your leadership identity, habits, and eve...

Is your team’s drive for results costing you their well-being?

Many leaders still believe they have to choose between performance and people. But what if a shorter work week could be the ultimate leadership skill—one that amplifies results and reduces burnout?

• Discover how Juliet Schor’s research on the 4-day work week challenges outdated assumptions about productivity.
• Understand the polarity of Employee Well-being and Organizati...

Are you constantly chasing success but feel like you're failing at home — and starting to forget who you are outside of work?

If you're a leader who secretly believes work-life balance is a myth, this episode exposes how that mindset is silently wrecking your relationships, draining your energy, and eroding your leadership identity — even if your career appears “on track.”

• Discover the invisible toll burnout takes on your emotion...

Can fierce rivals become great collaborators? Explore what F1® racing reveals about one of the most dynamic leadership tensions of our time.

Leaders everywhere face the challenge of balancing healthy competition with effective collaboration. Whether you're leading a corporate team or creating a startup, understanding how to hold this polarity can be the key to unlocking next-level performance — without burning out your people.

• Di...

Are your leadership habits quietly pushing you toward burnout—and are you ignoring the signs until it’s too late?

In this episode, we explore the deeply personal and universal challenges of leadership burnout, especially when passion and purpose clash with self-neglect. Jamye Chapman shares his journey from emotional exhaustion to transformational leadership through inner peace, self-awareness, and courageously redefining what it me...

Can the secret to your leadership identity lie in a lesson from Steve Jobs?

Steve Jobs believed that those who combine thoughtful contemplation with energetic execution can change the world. But today’s fast-paced leadership culture often forces us to choose one over the other—fracturing our leadership identity, decreasing our impact and leading straight to burnout. In this Polarity Spotlight, we reveal how leveraging both can unloc...

Are you confusing stress with burnout — and unknowingly fast-tracking your own collapse?

If you're a high-performing leader constantly pushing through exhaustion, this episode is your wake-up call. We uncover why burnout is not just an extreme form of stress, and how subtle signs—ignored for too long—can lead to serious personal and professional consequences. Understanding these distinctions can help you preserve your leadership ide...

Are you holding back your voice to avoid seeming self-promotional—while watching others accelerate in their careers?

In today’s world, especially for women leaders, managing the tension between visibility and humility is no longer optional—it’s essential. When this leadership polarity goes unrecognized, it silently erodes leadership identity, limits impact and fast-tracks burnout.

• Discover the invisible ways humility might be hol...

Are you unknowingly sacrificing your authentic leadership identity to fit traditional expectations—only to find yourself burned out?

This episode dives deep into the lived experience of Josee Tremblay, a mechanical engineer, executive leader, and author who learned to navigate the dangerous gap between success and self-abandonment. Whether you're leading teams, managing a family, or both, Josee shares how her leadership identity evo...

Are outdated leadership models the hidden force driving burnout across your organization?

If you’re a leader navigating higher education or corporate life, this episode unpacks the growing tension between legacy leadership and feminine-informed leadership. Soley leading in the traditional ways—rigid hierarchies, siloed decision-making, performance over people—is unsustainable. Balancing traditional legacy leadership models with the ...

Are you exhausted from doing everything right in your leadership role—but still feel invisible, burnt out, and behind?

In this episode of Burnout Proof Leadership, we unpack the unspoken leadership norms that keep high-performing leaders stuck in hustle mode. If you're constantly busy, but feel like you're not making meaningful progress, this conversation is your wake-up call.

• Discover why your current leadership habits might be ...