35 per cent of Canadians report burnout at work, according to a 2022 survey commissioned by Canada Life’s Workplace Strategies for Mental Health and conducted by Mental Health Research Canada
I could feel it coming, I tried to stop it, but inevitably it happened. I became an extra-crispy, deep-fried, burnt out leader.
If you’re starting to feel burned out at work, or if you’re already a little crispy and need some help, today’s article is for you. I struggled with burnout until I came to one key realization. In your career, like in most challenging endeavours, the lion’s share of the effort comes at the beginning and the lion’s share of the reward comes at the end. And there are often years or decades separating them.
Essentially, you are temporarily cutting all activity that doesn’t directly relate to your success-defining wins to build space for you to decompress. You do significantly less work for a few weeks or even a few months, without sacrificing your reputation. And as a bonus, you strengthen your team by delegating more aggressively and staying focused on the most important projects only.Too many of us wait until we’re completely burned out before we take care of ourselves.
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