246 - Fired Up W/ Dr. Mia Baytop Russell

Dr. Mia Baytop Russell is a lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education at Johns Hopkins University. She has served in various roles across the nonprofit, academic, and corporate sectors, and has spent decades exploring wellbeing in multiple contexts. Her research focuses on family economic wellbeing, career work-related wellbeing, and financial education. In this episode of the Responsible Leadership Podcast, Dr. Russell talks about her book Fired Up: A Guide to Transforming Your Team from Burnout to Engagement. She explains the importance of taking care of those who choose to follow you, and offers advice on how to create an engaging and sustainable workplace. Additionally, she explains how to recognize burnout and how to cultivate a team of engaged employees. Dr. Russell's insights are invaluable for anyone looking to create an effective and responsible leadership team. Find out more about her and her co-author, Dr. Girvin Liggans using the following links: Web: thinkfiredup.com Dr. Russell LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/miabrussell Dr. Liggans LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gliggans Timestamps 0:00:00 - Introducing Dr. Mia Baytop Russell 0:02:57 - Conversation on Responsible Leadership and Battling Burnout 0:05:37 - Exploring the Origins of Burnout 0:09:45 - Understanding Exhaustion, Cynicism, and Reduced Professional Efficacy 0:13:00 - Burnout: An Overview of Symptoms, Causes, and Effects 0:18:18 - Conversation on Burnout and Fired Up 0:21:09 - Conversation on Mitigating Burnout in the Workplace 0:24:09 - Exploring Responsible Leadership and Job Performance Improvement Strategies 0:27:40 - Leveraging Individual Strengths to Mitigate Burnout and Foster Engagement 0:30:02 - The Importance of Building Relationships and Risk Management in the Fight Against Employee Burnout 0:34:29 - Examining the Impact of Employee Engagement on Retention and Burnout Rates 0:41:46 - Conversation Summary: Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Employees 0:46:41 - Closeout with Dr. Mia Baytop Russell on Transforming Teams from Burnout to Engagement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices