Burnout to Breakthrough with Eileen McDargh | The Good Leadership Podcast #15

Eileen McDargh is an award-winning author, and an internationally recognized keynoter/trainer and executive coach. Her clients have ranged from global pharmaceuticals to educational institutions, from hospitals to the U.S. Armed Forces.  

She's the author of seven books, including her latest, Your Resiliency GPS, "A Guide for Growing Through Life & Work". Her book, "Gifts from the Mountain", won the Ben Franklin Gold Award and was turned into a training program featuring Eileen.   

Her newest book is scheduled for release in August: "Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters". In 2021 Gurus International, a British-based provider of resources for leadership, communication and sales training, also ranked her in the top five of the World's Top 30 Communication Gurus following a global survey of 22,000 business professionals.  

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

1:42 What is burnout?

04:14 Dimensions of burnout

05:57 Finding the source of burnout

09:27 Triggers

11:58 Stop, Look and Listen

14:45 How to deal with burnout

16:37 Don’t focus on one area for too long

20:19 Metaphor and the five things

23:32 The resilience system

25:15 Is failure necessary?

26:31 Scenario planning

27:46 Looking far ahead may cause burnout!

29:47 Self awareness is the key

34:29 Conclusion