Leadership Performance Under Pressure

If you don't know what burnout truly is, how can you tell if you're in it? Or what to do about it? Let's explode a few myths you may have heard about burnout, so you can get a clear understanding and find a solution if you need one. Seeking help early, and practising compassion for your battered self, will save you  repeating painful patterns and help you take proactive steps to pas...

Have you ever considered how safe you feel at work to speak up, take risks, or be yourself? And if you are a leader, how that affects your leadership and team?  Here we tackle the much-discussed (but often not implemented) basics of psychological safety. It's more than a buzzword; it's the bedrock of team stability, where belonging, confidence and innovation can flourish. 🌱 I share insi...

Burnout recovery starts with safety. Until you feel safe at work, it will be a challenge to overcome your fear-driven reactivity  and perform well.. Happily, you can create all the safety you need inside of you - by learning to give yourself the unconditional love, approval and acceptance you've always wanted. It works! Learn what lack of safety looks like in burnout, how to smooth out your b...

Get my 4 best tips to prevent burnout here. Do ever wonder where the line is between chronic stress and burnout? And if you have crossed it? Or how to know if your loved ones or colleagues are burned out? This week's episode helps you recognize burnout and make good decisions about it, whether it's your burnout or someone else's. I outline some critical aspects of burnout that affec...

 Burnout shuts us down big time, cramming us up inside with our negative emotions. We become automatons, plodding through our day, trying to satisfy others, forgetting about things we like to do.  What we discard on the way is our authenticity, leaving a dull empty ache. In this episode I invite you to a better place, where being you is the BEST thing to be.  Burnout Recovery celebrates the you-ne...

Special guest and fellow burnout recovery coach Eugene Lee talks about how he burned out at 27yo. I love this story because it represents young professionals who are burning out at ever increasing rates and very many are not receiving the support they need. I work with young men in college or recently graduated, because it's vital for them to make a strong start in their careers, through deve...

Change is fun, right? Well, not always, but anything has to be better than burnout :)  Here are some ideas to boost your learning power and results in burnout recovery -  to make change as easy, seamless and fun as possible.  You will quickly restore energy and confidence through coaching as you get some wins on the board. I know you're good for it and you will be so chuffed with yourself aft...

 Belonging is a gnarly topic to raise with anyone in burnout, who is caught between wanting to be seen as a high-performer, and guiltily slinking away, feeling like a failure.  Belonging is widely misunderstood. We think it's conferred upon us by others. That's a limited view, because if we fail to offer ourselves belonging, we can't receive it when it's offered by others. The...

Most people can't recover from burnout alone - because what got them into burnout will not get them out.  It takes a mentor - but asking for help rarely comes naturally to those in burnout. Worse, many find it hard to receive the goodness of such help. Imposter Syndrome and feeling unworthy get in the way, along with the burning desire they have to fix their own problems. Let's talk abou...

It can be hard for a successful executive or professional with an established reputation to admit to burnout. Yet for such a person, burnout recovery requires expert help. It's a rare human indeed who can pick themselves up alone, when the bootstraps are broken. We investigate here the pros and cons, where the best solutions come from, and what goodness lies beyond that one small act of brave...

If you're struggling to deal with moral outrage or moral injury at work, and it's contributing to burnout for you, here are some ways you can heal your suffering. Don't stay in suffering, take action because you DO have some measure of control. When we accept the status quo, and change seems impossible, there is a new way to understand our dilemma that opens doors. -----------------...

Are you stuck in burnout or career growth? Let's talk about breaking free from stuckness and overcoming burnout. The origins of stuckness lie in our self-belief and fears, and burnout symptoms prevent us seeing past them.  This is the cycle of exhaustion and frustration, and the behaviors that perpetuate it, including busywork and self-doubt. Recovery of greatness comes from acts of self-kind...

Don't accept being stuck with an under-performing and fragile brain. Practice these simple exercises to gain more mastery over burnout. Replace the societal focus on over-achievement with productive authenticity to tune up your human potential and results. The simple act of releasing limiting inner voices speeds up burnout recovery. Discover how you have more power than you think over your wo...

Our human bodies are designed to heal, but under a constant burden of high stress, not enough sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise, less than nourishing social connections and willful self-neglect, thriving is not always possible. At the peak of burnout, our bodies lose tone, vitality and resilience. Many new clients come to me with signs of bodily wear and tear as a result, e.g. inflammatory condit...

It can be tough(!) to pause for self-care when burnt out, but those essential pauses can be transformative. I've learned that the act of being kind to oneself is not a luxury; it's a necessity - our souls die without it. Don't they? Do you wish people would support you more? Are you being a bit TOO tough on yourself? What do you think would happen if you DID practice self-kindness a...

Are your feeling burned out and stuck because of learned helplessness? It can happen to anyone! In a burnout context, Learned Helplessness can simply be an old pattern of thinking amenable to gentle self-supporting change. e.g. for me, around academic success. Overcoming it will help you regain control of your life. Becoming curious about where and why you feel helpless can help you see through it...

One of the most common indicators of burnout is feeling disrespected.  We tend to feel unacknowledged, under-valued, unsupported and used. Which we naturally don't appreciate when we're also giving our all as highly skilled and over-worked professionals. So, this week here are my top 4 tips to handle the oversized emotional trigger of feeling disrespected and put yourself back in the dri...

Feeling undervalued and overwhelmed in your professional life? As someone who has navigated the murky waters of burnout, I've learned that self-advocacy isn't just about speaking up—it's about recognizing your worth. Let's talk about why asserting your needs can reignite passion in your work and how it's a game-changer for your emotional well-being. Many of us have been co...

We humans spend much of our time lying outrageously to ourselves  about ourselves and our own capabilities, twisting the data to  match our beliefs. Which would be fine, except in burnout, when our beliefs suck. Specifically, we see limitations where none exist. Let's take a fresh look, and open up an exciting new world of possibility simply by changing our perceptions. Show Notes: The Myth o...

I want to let you know how different your life will look after burnout. But if I told you, you wouldn't believe me ;) So instead I'll show you WHY it's going to be different. And you can work out the details for yourself.  -----------------------------------  Resources: Leadership Performance Coaching https://go.dexrandall.com/leadership Dex AI Coach https://app.coachvox.ai/share/de...

I would (pre-burnout) have loved to be invincible. Sadly, I was shaking at the knees with raw vulnerability instead. Invincible would have been SO convenient and face-saving. Many of us disposed to burnout secretly give invincibility a try, even knowing it's a dud. Its apparent protective quality is so seductive. Unfortunately, it's just part of the path to burnout, as eventually a thing...

Spiritual heart advice for troubled times! Oren is a meditation and non-violent communication teacher, somatic practitioner and author of "Your Heart Was Made for This:  Contemplative Practices to Meet a World In Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love." He teaches at Spirit Rock and the book is a practical guide to cultivating skills to keep your heart open in challenging times. SHOW N...

 Sensitivity and hypersensitivity are common for people experiencing burnout. In fact, these days, they're just common for people! If you feel overly sensitive when you are under duress, anxious and living on adrenaline - that makes sense, doesn't it? But don't worry, this will change through burnout recovery, as you build greater energy and resilience, lose your current pessimism a...

If your goal's lying in the weeds, it's never too late to re-start it and be your own hero after all. Here's how. Chances are it's fear of failure (or a similarly unwelcome emotion) that stopped you. That would be why 91% of people fail at goals. But if you could handle the suck of not knowing how you will succeed, until you do... If you were OK with failing hard and often and...

We live in uncertain times - Covid, economy, politics - and it's important to notice how you feel about that, and how it affects your decision-making.  Success thinking dwindles whenever we lose confidence, but at such times it's more important than ever to focus on your goals. A bold attitude shines brighter when others are in retreat. Your commitment and performance will stand out from...