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Dealing with Leadership Burnout

Dealing with Leadership Burnout. Lesley Telford Collegiate Leadership Coach Sunday, February 12 th , 2012. Objectives. Recognize signs indicating potential burnout Share knowledge of effective solutions Walk away with concrete ideas. Identifying Burnout and its Sources. What is Burnout?.

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Dealing with Leadership Burnout

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  1. Dealing with Leadership Burnout Lesley Telford Collegiate Leadership Coach Sunday, February 12th, 2012

  2. Objectives • Recognize signs indicating potential burnout • Share knowledge of effective solutions • Walk away with concrete ideas

  3. Identifying Burnout and its Sources

  4. What is Burnout? • Feeling empty • Devoid of motivation • Beyond caring • Burnout vs. Stress • People experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations • While you’re usually aware of being under a lot of stress, you don’t always notice burnout when it happens

  5. Causes • Personal • Excessive Schedule • High Drive • Organizational • Poorly-defined or Conflicting Roles • Dealing with Unclear Expectations • General Work Overload

  6. Leadership and Burnout Signs and Stages

  7. Leadership Persona • Personality and character attributes that generate respect for leaders: • Compassion, concern, skill • Decisiveness, determination, accomplishment • Charisma, intelligence • Vision, consistency, and appearance

  8. Signs of Burnout in Leaders • Lack of follow through • Poor quality results • Absenteeism • Low morale and satisfaction • Lack of energy and enthusiasm • Low self-esteem, depression • Personal dysfunction • Physical illness

  9. Stages

  10. Burnout Solutions Prevention and Recovery

  11. Recognize and Acknowledge • Burnout can and does happen often… • But with proper planning, you can prevent burnout from taking over!

  12. Prevention • Start the day with a relaxing ritual • Adopt healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits • Set boundaries • Don’t overextend yourself • Take a daily break from technology • Nourish your creative side • Creativity is a powerful antidote to burnout • Learn how to manage stress

  13. Already Burnt Out? • Delegate tasks to others • Evaluate goals of participation • Rotate positions to something new • Take a “sabbatical” • Members will gain respect for: • Why tasks are delegated • How execution of task affects the group • Deeper respect towards structure As a leader, let your groups know you care!

  14. Let’s Recap!

  15. Burnout is… • exhaustion of physical or emotional strength usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration

  16. A respected leader is… • compassionate • accomplished • determined • charismatic • intelligent • consistent • balanced

  17. Signs of burnout include… • Lack of motivation • Lack of follow through • Poor attendance • Low morale and satisfaction • Low self-esteem • Low energy • Loss of enthusiasm • Physical illness

  18. You can recover from or prevent burnout by… • Delegating tasks • Evaluating goals • Trying something new • A new position • A new project • A change of scenery • Taking a “sabbatical” • Talking about leadership burnout • RELAX and RECHARGE when you can!

  19. www.Agilent.com Questions? Feel free to email me with more questions, or if you want to talk about your situation: prinda.wanakule@gmail.com

  20. Collegiate Leadership Coaching Committee Mission • To support the development of leadership and management skills at the section level. • Focus on topics that are essential in creating and maintaining a vital section. Modules • Dealing with Leadership Burnout • Managing Effective Meetings • Active Listening • Officer Training • Hit the Ground Running (College to Career Transition) • Leadership • Building Teams • Event Planning and Advertising • Strategic and Tactical Planning • Building Membership • Fund Development • Effective Personal Communications • Women in Engineering: Past and Present • You're in SWE, Now What? • Conflict Resolution

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