Are your people burning out? Let's change that!

 

How many people do you observe around you that are at ease in their job, feel that they are under control and are confident to deliver great results without pressure. I would guess, not many... ​Gallup reports a global rise in workplace unhappiness. Everyone is pushed harder and harder. Targets are spiralling up and resources are scrapped left and right. How can this be healthy?

If we want to aim for success, we need to enable lasting performance. We should be in for the long-run. Success is not a sprint; it's a marathon. We need to be able to sustain good productivity over a very long period of time. How can we reach lasting performance? With a balance of organisational productivity and health. And we need to get out of the survival zone.

​How can we achieve this balance and bring our people (and ourselves) into the flow zone. Here are some of my ideas:

1. Energy - observe the energy levels at work, within yourself, with the people & environment around you; identify and eliminate the negative energy; multiply and focus on the positive energy.
2. Quality - build quality time in your daily schedule; time to reflect, time for quality conversations; and avoid the trap of back-to-back meetings.
3. Connection - create space for people to get to know each other beyond the work's roles & responsibilities; cultivate bonds and focus on building highly effective teams.

Enabling Leadership Teams to Give Their Best leads to higher productivity. And the path is a combination of clarity, connection, energy and structure. Bring your peers together and start with common goals: lets say no to burnout and toxicity; let's say yes to team cohesion and effectiveness.


Source: The leadership burnout crisis and how to address it, Susan Goldsworthy, IMD, June 2024

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