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.
Brendan Reid is an accomplished career coach, author and executive. He shares leadership lessons and career advice on his blog, www.brendanreid.com, and in his popular book, Stealing the Corner Office.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. In my career, I constantly wrestled with the following question: Can you be happy and successful at the same time? It strikes at the heart of the burnout issue for me. Intuitively, I knew the answer must be yes, but for me, that combination has been elusive for as long as I’ve been asking the question. I constantly found myself trading success for happiness, whether I needed to or not. And that trade led to burnout for me as it does for so many others.
2. Proactive versus reactive wellness Too many of us wait until we’re completely burned out before we take care of ourselves. Skipping vacations, forgoing diet, sleep and exercise, missing out on the joys of life. As easy as it is to fall into this trap, it’s not as productive as it might seem on the surface. If our favourite athletes ran themselves into the ground and couldn’t finish the season strong, we’d be the first to criticize.
I’ve spent a lot of time studying the happiest and most successful leaders I know. I share these lessons with my executive coaching clients. One thing they have in common is they find real joy in their daily work. They tend not to burn out because they aren’t motivated by sprinting toward external things like promotions and praise. They’re motivated everyday by doing great work and building a great team. They don’t burn out because they find energizing fuel in the work itself.
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I burned out hard. With burnout rates so high, I hope these strategies can help you35 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
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