Leadership Powered by Common Sense Burnout Warning Signs Every Leader Needs | Ep 458
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Jan 27, 2026 Charlene Gisele, a French-trained solicitor turned wellbeing and burnout expert who retrained in hypnotherapy, yoga and meditation. She recounts a health collapse that sparked her career change. The conversation highlights physiological and emotional warning signs, why high achievers ignore them, risky identity-driven quits, and practical daily habits and boundaries to protect long-term performance.
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Health Crisis Triggered Career Rethink
- Charlene Gisele describes working relentlessly as a lawyer until clinical insomnia and anxiety destroyed her health and marriage.
- Her father's stress-driven heart attack was the turning point that forced her to rethink work and life.
The '3 Ds' That Wake Leaders Up
- Charlene identifies the '3 Ds'—divorce, disease, death—as common triggers that force leaders to confront unsustainable habits.
- She urges awareness of early signs to avoid waiting for a dramatic crisis to change.
Spot Physiological Red Flags Early
- Watch for physiological red flags like insomnia, chronic pain, ghost symptoms, and yo-yo weight changes as signals of burnout.
- Seek help and adjust habits early when the body starts showing persistent unexplained symptoms.
