#121: How to Identify, Prevent, and Recover from Workplace Burnout with Rachel Boehm

Rachel Boehm is a leading authority on burnout prevention, workplace stress and sustainable high performance. She empowers decision-makers to protect themselves and their teams against the costs of burnout which can be in the tens of thousands per employee. Her services include leadership coaching, team training, and culture change initiatives, ultimately enhancing employee engagement, retention, and client satisfaction. She holds a national board certification in health and wellness coaching and is a PhD candidate focused on business psychology and worker well-being.

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Step onto the Scale. Burnout is not a binary state but a spectrum ranging from sustainable high performance to complete exhaustion, caused by chronic stress that builds up over time.
2. Fall in Line. Burnout often stems from workplace misalignments in areas like values, workload, community, fairness, and autonomy rather than just individual resilience.
3. Be Vigilant. Self-awareness and recognizing changes in behavior are crucial for identifying burnout, both in ourselves and others.

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From the Source

"It's not a switch. It's a spectrum. So if you think like sustainable high performance, which to me means, okay, like say the duration of your career, 80 percent of the time, give or take because we all have the days. You can show up as the best version of yourself."

"When we're looking at burnout, the canary can only be so resilient. You have to make the mine less toxic or you will run out of canaries."

"If you remember nothing else from this conversation, remember that common and normal are not the same thing."

"Emotions are contagious and leaders especially show, right, especially so that they set that bar."

"Look for changes in behavior or notice changes in your thoughts... You'll feel that off. You'll feel off."

Connect with Rachel

Website: http://www.rachelboehm.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelboehm