“It’s this trifecta of burnout. The exhaustion of stress, the cynicism toward the job, and a negative sense of your effectiveness in the job itself.”
Do you think you’re suffering from burnout? What about your employees? Are they suffering from burnout? Do you know the difference between burnout and exhaustion?
How do we identify burnout in ourselves and others? What can leaders do to create systemic cultures that minimize burnout?
In this enlightening episode Dr. Christina Maslach, a renowned expert on the topic and co-author of the book, The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs, offers an compelling primer on the topic of burnout. She offers real and practical insights and advice that everyone should spend time listening to.
Power Presence Academy: Practical Wisdom for Leaders is the go-to podcast for anyone who leads. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach and advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 100 companies. She helps leaders ground themselves with confidence, connection, and purpose and learn to lead with Less Ego, More Soul.
Noteworthy Quotes from This Episode
“A stress response is not a pathology, it is not a sickness, it is not an illness, it is not any kind of thing like that.”
“It’s this trifecta of burnout. The exhaustion of stress, the cynicism toward the job, and a negative sense of your effectiveness in the job itself.”
“That’s the mantra for burnout, by the way. Do more with less.”
“Have more collaborative communication, where we talk about not what’s causing burnout, but how we could make things a little better around here. And make that a regular point of conversation on the agenda every month.”
“It’s these chronic job stressors that are these pebbles in the shoe. They’re there all the time. Most of the time they drive you nuts, they get in the way, they are obstacles”
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Christina Maslach is a Professor of Psychology, Emerita, at the University of California, Berkeley. She is a renowned experts on the topic of burnout. She’s the co-author of the book, The Burnout Challenge with Michael Leiter, and she’s received the Scientific Reviewing Award from the National Academy of Sciences for her writing on burnout.
Read The Burnout Challenge: Managing People’s Relationships with Their Jobs by Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter
Connect with today’s guest on LinkedIn: Christina Maslach
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