November 15, 2024 • 17 mins
Feeling like you're constantly running on empty? You're not alone. Join me, Tammy Hershberger, as I bear my soul about battling burnout and provide a lifeline to those navigating the same turbulent waters. On the LightUp Your Business podcast, we're taking a hard look at the burnout beast that's sinking its claws into a staggering 43% of U.S. middle managers. Through my own stories and the expertise of industry leaders, we unravel the mess of exhaustion, cynicism, and the relentless pressure to perform that defines this modern malaise. Take my hand as we chart a course through the symptoms and solutions, embracing the recognition of burnout's early warning signs as our compass.
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Tammy Hershberger (00:01):
Welcome to the Light Of Your Business
podcast, the show where we divedeep into the world of small
businesses.
I'm your host, TammyHershberger, and each episode
book will bring you inspiringstories, expert insights, and
practical tips to help yoursmall business thrive.
Whether you're an entrepreneurjust starting out, or a seasoned
business owner.
This podcast is your go tosource for success in the small
(00:21):
business world.
Let's get started.
Hello, everyone.
I wanna welcome you back to abrand new episode of LightUp
Your Business podcast.
I'm Tammy Hershberger.
And today, I wanna talk aboutsomething that I have personally
experienced burnout, how torecognize it, and how to recover
from it.
Mill Clinic says that jobburnout is a type of stress
(00:44):
linked to work.
It includes being worn outphysically and emotionally, and
job burnout also may involvefeeling useless, powerless, and
empty.
It's basically defined as acondition experienced by workers
and other professionals inwhich they develop depression
like symptoms.
As a result of their role inthe job or the workplace.
The World Health Organizationofficially classified Bernard as
(01:08):
a medical diagnosis includingthe condition, in which you
basically a symptom isconceptualized as resulting from
chronic workplace stress thathas not been successfully
managed And it's usuallydiagnosed by four main symptoms.
And those symptoms, the firstone is feeling of having, like,
Your energy is completelydepleted, you're exhausted, and
you're very fatigued.
(01:29):
The second one is increasedmental distance from your job,
where you sometimes you don'teven wanna go to work because of
it.
Sometimes you can't concentratewhile you're at work.
The third one is feelings ofnegativity or cynicism related
to your job.
And the fourth one is reducedprofessional.
Desire, I would say, empathyfor the job, empathy for what
(01:54):
you're doing.
I think you just kinda get to apoint where you just you don't
care and you don't wanna do itanymore and you don't even know
how to do it.
So I was looking up some statsand Forbes had a step from
twenty twenty three that theydid a recent survey from survey
from Slack found that burnout ison the rise globally.
Most significantly in the USwhere forty three percent of
middle managers reported burnout, more than any other worker
(02:16):
group.
So if you look at that and youthink, okay, so why why is burn
out on the rise so much.
And I think in my opinion, andwe'll go into some more details
here.
But to me, burn out is risingbecause we don't have time to de
stress.
We don't have time to takemoments, you know, to just
reflect, you know, calm our mind, moments to spend time with
(02:40):
your family, like, you you leavework and on the way home, you
listen to the radio, you haveyour phone on.
You maybe listen to a podcast.
You get home.
The TV's on.
There's iPads.
The kids are on the computer.
There's still more work to do.
There's just computers andtechnology everywhere.
And I don't think we take anytime or very little time away
from them.
You know, we're constantlychecking the news.
We're constantly checking theemails.
(03:01):
We're checking the weather.
We're always on our phone.
We're ding letters.
They say, like, every time yourphone rings, or dings or a
message comes.
So you gotta see what it isright now.
We're like addicted to it.
And if you look at that fromthe managers and leaders, They
have more successful rolesbecause of what they're doing
there.
You know, they're trying todirect people, lead people, help
people, and part of theirchallenge that they face is
(03:22):
trying to manage the burnouttheir employees or their team.
So not only are theyexperiencing burnout, but
they're trying to deal with thepeople that they're managing,
that are experiencing the sameburnout.
Right?
And so it's almost like adouble whammy for them.
And for me, I mean, Iexperienced it.
I wasn't taking time for myself.
I wasn't taking time to, youknow, exercising and, you know,
(03:43):
even just going to walk or spendtime with my husband or I just
got so focused on work and therewas just always so much to do.
That in my mind, if I just keptworking and working more and
working more, more hours, workfaster, harder, you know, all of
it, I think in my mind, I waslike, oh, he'll just get me more
caught up.
But then before you know,you're more behind and you're
just there's no time off andthere's no time away from work,
(04:03):
and then it just isn't funanymore.
Some other common signs ofburnout.
So if you're not sure if youare experiencing it, anxiety is
one of them, headaches, lack ofsleep, fatigue, and increase
clinical outlook on life andwork.
Sometimes you just don't know.
You think you're just in a funk, and sometimes it's realizing
like, It's burnout because thereis no separation between work
(04:25):
and life.
Right?
There's no separation betweenyour business and and your
personal life.
So it's really, reallyimportant that you recognize the
warning signs of burnout, andit can be difficult sometimes in
to notice it yourself orsometimes in others because over
time, these symptoms candevelop, right?
It can take weeks or months.
And work will just continue tobe there.
(04:48):
Right?
Like the stress will continue.
It might get worse.
And so you have to remember foreverybody, you know, it's not
always the same case.
So, you know, some people mayhave these symptoms and some
people may have different things.
So, they're unique sometimes tothe individual.
So if you think about it, twopeople who have the same job
might not experience the samething.
Right?
One could have a burnout andthe other could be just fine.
(05:10):
And conversely, if both becomestressed.
They could display it indifferent signs and symptoms.
Right?
Some people handle stressbetter.
Some people are under morestress than others.
There was a Forbes article thatsaid the key symptom of burnout
is exhaustion in the form ofdeep fatigue that isn't curable
by rest or time off.
And so, you know, sometimesjust taking the weekend off,
(05:30):
that's enough to get you back towhere you're going.
If you're in severe burnout,which is where I ended up, I
couldn't it didn't matter if Irested.
It didn't matter, you know, ifI just took the weekend off.
It it wasn't enough.
I needed to, like, really stepback and make sure that I start
fixing my mental health.
I start fixing, you know, myoutlook on things.
(05:50):
I start really resting.
I start actually taking timeoff when I come home.
Because I would keep working.
You know, I get home, thebusiness is closed, five o'clock
, five thirty, and then I wouldwork, you know, till seven,
eight, nine.
Sometimes till late in thenight depending if I was super
behind, which then affected meemotionally, physically,
mentally, affected myrelationships.
And It's something, you know, Ithink too many people are doing
(06:13):
.
There's some otherpsychological symptoms I thought
were interesting.
I did a research on it, andsome of them came up as reduced
performance and productivity.
So, you know, if you are rerealizing, like, my team member
is not performing at the levelhe usually does.
Maybe it's something to diginto.
It may not be burnout and maybejust something personal going
on, but that's one symptom.
(06:33):
Again, anxiety, detachment,feeling list list, low mood,
difficult to concentrating.
Lack of creativity.
You know, that's something Iwould run into.
Like, I would sit at thatcomputer for hours.
I was getting so little donebecause I couldn't even
concentrate my mind was on somany different things.
And sometimes it's so worn out.
I don't I didn't know what todo.
I was like, I can look atnumbers for bookkeeping, and I
(06:55):
was like, nothing's happeninghere.
I just it's not connecting.
Again, fatigue, negativeattitude, attitude towards one's
coworkers.
So again, if you're noticingyour coworkers unusually grumpy
or and it has a new attitude, itmight be something you wanna
look into.
You know, are they working toomuch?
Are they overloaded at work?
What's happening?
If you know us that thecommitment to their role at work
(07:18):
has now kinda changed andthey're not as interested, lots
of purpose, they're absent, alot from work, quickness to
anger, job turnover, cynicism,emotional numbness, frustration,
all of those are signs.
Then there's the physical signsto look out for.
You know, again, the exhaustion, the general body aches,
(07:39):
headaches, if you're havinggastrointestinal disorders,
hypertension, difficultysleeping, increase, I can't say
the word.
Basically, you're getting sickall the time, right, which I've
seen nine people.
Muscle tension.
All of those are your body'sway of saying something is not
right, you need to fix this.
Right?
It's your body's way of sayingyou gotta work on this.
And, you know, emotionally, ifwe're not connecting it, We
(08:01):
don't even see that.
So if you're saying, well,what's the difference between
stress and burnout?
There are some key differencesbetween the signs and symptoms
of stress and burnout.
So I found this Harvard helpguide, it was called, and it
said in their stress causes anemployee to over engage with
their work environment.
Feeling anxiety that theirproductivity levels are not high
(08:21):
enough, that they will displacesymptoms like hyperactive or
urgent behavior, perhapsstanding out from their
coworkers.
In contrast, an employee whohas experienced work related
stress to the point of becomingburned out with their will then
become will then startexhibiting symptoms like
disengagement, lack ofproduction, you know, being very
last productive, not having thesame drive to get things done
(08:46):
like they used to.
And then they may have feelingsof detachment from the work
environment.
Maybe they don't like their jobanymore.
Maybe they don't wanna be there.
And possible causes of thosethings, you're saying, what's
causing these things?
Well, let's dig into that alittle bit.
So lack of control, not havingus say in how you do your job.
Your such as your schedule,your assignments, your workload,
can all lead to job earn out.
(09:07):
Not having what you need to doyour work can also add to
burnout.
Lack of clarity.
So if if you're not sure what'sexpected of you, if you're not
sure what your boss or otherswant for me or not you're not
likely feeling like you're doinga good job because there's
confusion there.
Right?
So there's leaders, you gottabe very clear on what you expect
from your people.
They might be having conflictswith others.
(09:27):
Maybe there's an office bullyor maybe there's coworkers who
just don't get along.
They have very different viewsand they are very expressive of
that.
Maybe your boss is too involvedin your job or the workplace.
These can all add job stress.
There might be too little to do.
There might be too much to do.
If your job's boring, who wantsto sit at your job and just
watch the clock every day,that's awful.
(09:49):
Or maybe it's too busy and youfeel like there's just too many
demands and you can't keep upand the pressure is getting to
you.
In those situations, you need alot of energy to stay focused.
And that can lead to fatigueand job burnout.
Lack of support.
If you feel a low network or inyour personal life, you might
feel more stressed.
If you're not beingsufficiently rewarded and told
you doing a good job, that canlead to stress and burnout.
(10:09):
If there's problems with worklife balance, that's been my
problem.
Basically, your work takes uptoo much of your time.
And energy that you have,there's nothing left for you or
your friends or family, and thatcan lead to major burnout.
So you're saying, okay.
Well, now I know the friends.
What do I do about burger?
How do I handle that?
Let's handle specifically jobearn out.
(10:31):
Again, it can apply to yourbusiness, but Mill Clinic says
according to them, burden ofteninvolves things in the workplace
that you can't control, butthere are ways to control how
you cope with the stress.
So first up, look at youroptions.
Talk to your boss about yourconcerns.
Maybe you can work together tomake changes or solve the
problem.
(10:51):
You know, set realistic goalsfor what must get done.
Find out what what things canwait, what things have to be
done.
If you're finding that thingsare not changing or not getting
better, you might look as, youknow, as this a good fit for me
or should they be in a differentrole, you want to seek support.
So talk to coworkers, talk tofriends, talk to loved ones.
(11:12):
Talking to others helps youfeel like you're coping.
Right?
Because you're you're gettingit out and people can relate to
what you're You wanna feel likeyou're protected and you belong.
Right?
And if your job offers anemployee assistance program or
anything like that, thendefinitely go talk to them.
You wanna try a relaxingactivity.
So look for activities that canhelp us stress such as yoga,
(11:34):
meditation, something as simpleas taking deep breaths a few
times a day can, you know, helprelieve tension, kind of reset
your mind.
Get some exercise nice.
You know, regular physicalactivity can help you cope with
stress.
You can take your mind off ofwork.
Get some sleep.
Sleep restores well-being andhelps you protect your health.
Practice mindfulness.
Mindfulness is being aware ofwhat's going on inside of you
(11:55):
and around of you, around youwithout judging or reacting.
This practice can help you dealwith what's happening on the
job.
So you wanna keep an open mindabout what is out there, what
options can you do, what can youtry, and then always ask for
help.
Is necessary to develop selfawareness so that you know when
you're starting to feel theburnout.
This way, you know what youneed to do to protect your
(12:16):
health.
And your well-being, and youcan work and take steps to do
that.
Now, you may say, would workingless help?
So I found this interestingarticle from Forbes.
The researchers from Magaloppoll that revealed that working
less isn't enough to reducestress, improve well-being, or
prevent burnout.
It's just part of the story butnot the whole story.
(12:36):
So what is the other part?
Gallip's analysis of employeeburnout found that the missing
piece is how employeesexperience their workload.
They have a stronger influenceon burnout than the number of
hours they work.
So when it comes to youroverall I'm sorry, overall
well-being, the quality of thework experience has two and a
half to three times the impactthan the number of days or hours
(13:00):
worked.
So basically, it's moreimportant, but what you're doing
doing your work hours thatreally matters and it's not how
many hours you're putting in.
Again, like I was saying, Icould spend two hours on
something and I'm not beingproductive because I'm not
thinking I'm so burned out, I'mnot getting much done.
Okay.
So let's not switch to businessleaders.
How can we prevent burnout?
Unfortunately, there's not aquick fix because recovery
(13:23):
methods take time.
You have to start somewhere.
Right?
And if you're not careful, itcan destroy the trajectory of
the Burn Todd employee's career.
So Some people think, I'm soburned out in mechanics.
I can't do it anymore.
I've heard someone say thatrecently.
You know, I'm so burned out onthis specific career choice.
I can't do it.
I have to change.
I wanted something different.
(13:44):
So there's a let's see.
There's a book calledWell-being at work in the
authors Jim Clifton and JimHarter.
They offer five burnoutprevention action items, which
are that were interesting.
So number one, it says makesure everyone in your company
knows their strengths and thenuse strength based strategies to
(14:04):
design an employee experience.
From attraction to hiring toonboarding, engaging performance
, all of it leads to yourculture of high development.
If there's abusive managers,you need to get them out.
No organizations shouldtolerate managers who distort
the lives of the people who relyon them to get things done.
Bad managers are your highestrisk.
(14:25):
I will not put up with that.
If you treat my people bad, youare not staying from my company
.
You're gonna be moved outbecause we don't want you.
Upscale managers to move fromboss to coach.
So it says use proven methodsto transition your manager's
mentality from boss to coach.
Think of this as, like, a along journey, right, for, like,
a year or whatever.
That starts with learning abouthigh performance teams.
(14:48):
Each manager should become anexpert, has setting goals and
providing meaningful feedback atleast once a week.
And then it talks about makingwell being part of a career
development conversation.
So once managers establishtrust, they along with their
teams can dream big together,not just about career goals and
company goals and development.
But about life overall purposeand their well-being.
(15:08):
And remember, working lessdoesn't mean happier work.
So it's important to find waysto make queer while being a
focus in your organization.
You wanna make it a priority.
So you have some things tothink about now.
You can know what to look for.
You know how to fix it.
You know how to correct it.
You know how to work on it.
So I say go back to yourcompanies.
(15:29):
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Look for these in your friends,your family.
Your workers, maybe evenyourself.
And if you see it, help themthrough it.
Give them some resources.
And if it's you, take the timeyou need to get self better
because of your company and youremployees and your family will
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Welcome to the Light Of Your Business
podcast, the show where we divedeep into the world of small
businesses.
I'm your host, TammyHershberger, and each episode
book will bring you inspiringstories, expert insights, and
practical tips to help yoursmall business thrive.
Whether you're an entrepreneurjust starting out, or a seasoned
business owner.
This podcast is your go tosource for success in the small
(00:21):
business world.
Let's get started.
Hello, everyone.
I wanna welcome you back to abrand new episode of LightUp
Your Business podcast.
I'm Tammy Hershberger.
And today, I wanna talk aboutsomething that I have personally
experienced burnout, how torecognize it, and how to recover
from it.
Mill Clinic says that jobburnout is a type of stress
(00:44):
linked to work.
It includes being worn outphysically and emotionally, and
job burnout also may involvefeeling useless, powerless, and
empty.
It's basically defined as acondition experienced by workers
and other professionals inwhich they develop depression
like symptoms.
As a result of their role inthe job or the workplace.
The World Health Organizationofficially classified Bernard as
(01:08):
a medical diagnosis includingthe condition, in which you
basically a symptom isconceptualized as resulting from
chronic workplace stress thathas not been successfully
managed And it's usuallydiagnosed by four main symptoms.
And those symptoms, the firstone is feeling of having, like,
Your energy is completelydepleted, you're exhausted, and
you're very fatigued.
(01:29):
The second one is increasedmental distance from your job,
where you sometimes you don'teven wanna go to work because of
it.
Sometimes you can't concentratewhile you're at work.
The third one is feelings ofnegativity or cynicism related
to your job.
And the fourth one is reducedprofessional.
Desire, I would say, empathyfor the job, empathy for what
(01:54):
you're doing.
I think you just kinda get to apoint where you just you don't
care and you don't wanna do itanymore and you don't even know
how to do it.
So I was looking up some statsand Forbes had a step from
twenty twenty three that theydid a recent survey from survey
from Slack found that burnout ison the rise globally.
Most significantly in the USwhere forty three percent of
middle managers reported burnout, more than any other worker
(02:16):
group.
So if you look at that and youthink, okay, so why why is burn
out on the rise so much.
And I think in my opinion, andwe'll go into some more details
here.
But to me, burn out is risingbecause we don't have time to de
stress.
We don't have time to takemoments, you know, to just
reflect, you know, calm our mind, moments to spend time with
(02:40):
your family, like, you you leavework and on the way home, you
listen to the radio, you haveyour phone on.
You maybe listen to a podcast.
You get home.
The TV's on.
There's iPads.
The kids are on the computer.
There's still more work to do.
There's just computers andtechnology everywhere.
And I don't think we take anytime or very little time away
from them.
You know, we're constantlychecking the news.
We're constantly checking theemails.
(03:01):
We're checking the weather.
We're always on our phone.
We're ding letters.
They say, like, every time yourphone rings, or dings or a
message comes.
So you gotta see what it isright now.
We're like addicted to it.
And if you look at that fromthe managers and leaders, They
have more successful rolesbecause of what they're doing
there.
You know, they're trying todirect people, lead people, help
people, and part of theirchallenge that they face is
(03:22):
trying to manage the burnouttheir employees or their team.
So not only are theyexperiencing burnout, but
they're trying to deal with thepeople that they're managing,
that are experiencing the sameburnout.
Right?
And so it's almost like adouble whammy for them.
And for me, I mean, Iexperienced it.
I wasn't taking time for myself.
I wasn't taking time to, youknow, exercising and, you know,
(03:43):
even just going to walk or spendtime with my husband or I just
got so focused on work and therewas just always so much to do.
That in my mind, if I just keptworking and working more and
working more, more hours, workfaster, harder, you know, all of
it, I think in my mind, I waslike, oh, he'll just get me more
caught up.
But then before you know,you're more behind and you're
just there's no time off andthere's no time away from work,
(04:03):
and then it just isn't funanymore.
Some other common signs ofburnout.
So if you're not sure if youare experiencing it, anxiety is
one of them, headaches, lack ofsleep, fatigue, and increase
clinical outlook on life andwork.
Sometimes you just don't know.
You think you're just in a funk, and sometimes it's realizing
like, It's burnout because thereis no separation between work
(04:25):
and life.
Right?
There's no separation betweenyour business and and your
personal life.
So it's really, reallyimportant that you recognize the
warning signs of burnout, andit can be difficult sometimes in
to notice it yourself orsometimes in others because over
time, these symptoms candevelop, right?
It can take weeks or months.
And work will just continue tobe there.
(04:48):
Right?
Like the stress will continue.
It might get worse.
And so you have to remember foreverybody, you know, it's not
always the same case.
So, you know, some people mayhave these symptoms and some
people may have different things.
So, they're unique sometimes tothe individual.
So if you think about it, twopeople who have the same job
might not experience the samething.
Right?
One could have a burnout andthe other could be just fine.
(05:10):
And conversely, if both becomestressed.
They could display it indifferent signs and symptoms.
Right?
Some people handle stressbetter.
Some people are under morestress than others.
There was a Forbes article thatsaid the key symptom of burnout
is exhaustion in the form ofdeep fatigue that isn't curable
by rest or time off.
And so, you know, sometimesjust taking the weekend off,
(05:30):
that's enough to get you back towhere you're going.
If you're in severe burnout,which is where I ended up, I
couldn't it didn't matter if Irested.
It didn't matter, you know, ifI just took the weekend off.
It it wasn't enough.
I needed to, like, really stepback and make sure that I start
fixing my mental health.
I start fixing, you know, myoutlook on things.
(05:50):
I start really resting.
I start actually taking timeoff when I come home.
Because I would keep working.
You know, I get home, thebusiness is closed, five o'clock
, five thirty, and then I wouldwork, you know, till seven,
eight, nine.
Sometimes till late in thenight depending if I was super
behind, which then affected meemotionally, physically,
mentally, affected myrelationships.
And It's something, you know, Ithink too many people are doing
(06:13):
.
There's some otherpsychological symptoms I thought
were interesting.
I did a research on it, andsome of them came up as reduced
performance and productivity.
So, you know, if you are rerealizing, like, my team member
is not performing at the levelhe usually does.
Maybe it's something to diginto.
It may not be burnout and maybejust something personal going
on, but that's one symptom.
(06:33):
Again, anxiety, detachment,feeling list list, low mood,
difficult to concentrating.
Lack of creativity.
You know, that's something Iwould run into.
Like, I would sit at thatcomputer for hours.
I was getting so little donebecause I couldn't even
concentrate my mind was on somany different things.
And sometimes it's so worn out.
I don't I didn't know what todo.
I was like, I can look atnumbers for bookkeeping, and I
(06:55):
was like, nothing's happeninghere.
I just it's not connecting.
Again, fatigue, negativeattitude, attitude towards one's
coworkers.
So again, if you're noticingyour coworkers unusually grumpy
or and it has a new attitude, itmight be something you wanna
look into.
You know, are they working toomuch?
Are they overloaded at work?
What's happening?
If you know us that thecommitment to their role at work
(07:18):
has now kinda changed andthey're not as interested, lots
of purpose, they're absent, alot from work, quickness to
anger, job turnover, cynicism,emotional numbness, frustration,
all of those are signs.
Then there's the physical signsto look out for.
You know, again, the exhaustion, the general body aches,
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headaches, if you're havinggastrointestinal disorders,
hypertension, difficultysleeping, increase, I can't say
the word.
Basically, you're getting sickall the time, right, which I've
seen nine people.
Muscle tension.
All of those are your body'sway of saying something is not
right, you need to fix this.
Right?
It's your body's way of sayingyou gotta work on this.
And, you know, emotionally, ifwe're not connecting it, We
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don't even see that.
So if you're saying, well,what's the difference between
stress and burnout?
There are some key differencesbetween the signs and symptoms
of stress and burnout.
So I found this Harvard helpguide, it was called, and it
said in their stress causes anemployee to over engage with
their work environment.
Feeling anxiety that theirproductivity levels are not high
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enough, that they will displacesymptoms like hyperactive or
urgent behavior, perhapsstanding out from their
coworkers.
In contrast, an employee whohas experienced work related
stress to the point of becomingburned out with their will then
become will then startexhibiting symptoms like
disengagement, lack ofproduction, you know, being very
last productive, not having thesame drive to get things done
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like they used to.
And then they may have feelingsof detachment from the work
environment.
Maybe they don't like their jobanymore.
Maybe they don't wanna be there.
And possible causes of thosethings, you're saying, what's
causing these things?
Well, let's dig into that alittle bit.
So lack of control, not havingus say in how you do your job.
Your such as your schedule,your assignments, your workload,
can all lead to job earn out.
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Not having what you need to doyour work can also add to
burnout.
Lack of clarity.
So if if you're not sure what'sexpected of you, if you're not
sure what your boss or otherswant for me or not you're not
likely feeling like you're doinga good job because there's
confusion there.
Right?
So there's leaders, you gottabe very clear on what you expect
from your people.
They might be having conflictswith others.
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Maybe there's an office bullyor maybe there's coworkers who
just don't get along.
They have very different viewsand they are very expressive of
that.
Maybe your boss is too involvedin your job or the workplace.
These can all add job stress.
There might be too little to do.
There might be too much to do.
If your job's boring, who wantsto sit at your job and just
watch the clock every day,that's awful.
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Or maybe it's too busy and youfeel like there's just too many
demands and you can't keep upand the pressure is getting to
you.
In those situations, you need alot of energy to stay focused.
And that can lead to fatigueand job burnout.
Lack of support.
If you feel a low network or inyour personal life, you might
feel more stressed.
If you're not beingsufficiently rewarded and told
you doing a good job, that canlead to stress and burnout.
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If there's problems with worklife balance, that's been my
problem.
Basically, your work takes uptoo much of your time.
And energy that you have,there's nothing left for you or
your friends or family, and thatcan lead to major burnout.
So you're saying, okay.
Well, now I know the friends.
What do I do about burger?
How do I handle that?
Let's handle specifically jobearn out.
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Again, it can apply to yourbusiness, but Mill Clinic says
according to them, burden ofteninvolves things in the workplace
that you can't control, butthere are ways to control how
you cope with the stress.
So first up, look at youroptions.
Talk to your boss about yourconcerns.
Maybe you can work together tomake changes or solve the
problem.
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You know, set realistic goalsfor what must get done.
Find out what what things canwait, what things have to be
done.
If you're finding that thingsare not changing or not getting
better, you might look as, youknow, as this a good fit for me
or should they be in a differentrole, you want to seek support.
So talk to coworkers, talk tofriends, talk to loved ones.
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Talking to others helps youfeel like you're coping.
Right?
Because you're you're gettingit out and people can relate to
what you're You wanna feel likeyou're protected and you belong.
Right?
And if your job offers anemployee assistance program or
anything like that, thendefinitely go talk to them.
You wanna try a relaxingactivity.
So look for activities that canhelp us stress such as yoga,
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meditation, something as simpleas taking deep breaths a few
times a day can, you know, helprelieve tension, kind of reset
your mind.
Get some exercise nice.
You know, regular physicalactivity can help you cope with
stress.
You can take your mind off ofwork.
Get some sleep.
Sleep restores well-being andhelps you protect your health.
Practice mindfulness.
Mindfulness is being aware ofwhat's going on inside of you
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and around of you, around youwithout judging or reacting.
This practice can help you dealwith what's happening on the
job.
So you wanna keep an open mindabout what is out there, what
options can you do, what can youtry, and then always ask for
help.
Is necessary to develop selfawareness so that you know when
you're starting to feel theburnout.
This way, you know what youneed to do to protect your
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health.
And your well-being, and youcan work and take steps to do
that.
Now, you may say, would workingless help?
So I found this interestingarticle from Forbes.
The researchers from Magaloppoll that revealed that working
less isn't enough to reducestress, improve well-being, or
prevent burnout.
It's just part of the story butnot the whole story.
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So what is the other part?
Gallip's analysis of employeeburnout found that the missing
piece is how employeesexperience their workload.
They have a stronger influenceon burnout than the number of
hours they work.
So when it comes to youroverall I'm sorry, overall
well-being, the quality of thework experience has two and a
half to three times the impactthan the number of days or hours
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worked.
So basically, it's moreimportant, but what you're doing
doing your work hours thatreally matters and it's not how
many hours you're putting in.
Again, like I was saying, Icould spend two hours on
something and I'm not beingproductive because I'm not
thinking I'm so burned out, I'mnot getting much done.
Okay.
So let's not switch to businessleaders.
How can we prevent burnout?
Unfortunately, there's not aquick fix because recovery
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methods take time.
You have to start somewhere.
Right?
And if you're not careful, itcan destroy the trajectory of
the Burn Todd employee's career.
So Some people think, I'm soburned out in mechanics.
I can't do it anymore.
I've heard someone say thatrecently.
You know, I'm so burned out onthis specific career choice.
I can't do it.
I have to change.
I wanted something different.
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So there's a let's see.
There's a book calledWell-being at work in the
authors Jim Clifton and JimHarter.
They offer five burnoutprevention action items, which
are that were interesting.
So number one, it says makesure everyone in your company
knows their strengths and thenuse strength based strategies to
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design an employee experience.
From attraction to hiring toonboarding, engaging performance
, all of it leads to yourculture of high development.
If there's abusive managers,you need to get them out.
No organizations shouldtolerate managers who distort
the lives of the people who relyon them to get things done.
Bad managers are your highestrisk.
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I will not put up with that.
If you treat my people bad, youare not staying from my company
.
You're gonna be moved outbecause we don't want you.
Upscale managers to move fromboss to coach.
So it says use proven methodsto transition your manager's
mentality from boss to coach.
Think of this as, like, a along journey, right, for, like,
a year or whatever.
That starts with learning abouthigh performance teams.
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Each manager should become anexpert, has setting goals and
providing meaningful feedback atleast once a week.
And then it talks about makingwell being part of a career
development conversation.
So once managers establishtrust, they along with their
teams can dream big together,not just about career goals and
company goals and development.
But about life overall purposeand their well-being.
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And remember, working lessdoesn't mean happier work.
So it's important to find waysto make queer while being a
focus in your organization.
You wanna make it a priority.
So you have some things tothink about now.
You can know what to look for.
You know how to fix it.
You know how to correct it.
You know how to work on it.
So I say go back to yourcompanies.
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Look for these things.
Look for these in your friends,your family.
Your workers, maybe evenyourself.
And if you see it, help themthrough it.
Give them some resources.
And if it's you, take the timeyou need to get self better
because of your company and youremployees and your family will
be better off for it.
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Be well and grow yourbusinesses and be proud of it.
Thank you.
We'll see you next time.
And remember, in the world ofbusiness, every success story
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begins with a passionate dreamand ends with strategic billion
dollar handshake.
Stay ambitious, stay innovative, and keep making those deals
that reshape tomorrow.
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Remember Proverbs three threesays, let love and faithfulness
never lead you.
Find out around your neck.
Write them on the tablet ofyour heart.
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