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Did you know that burnout at work is not just a personal issue? Our guest, Cait Donovan, shares that organizational burnout is a system-wide issue that can inadvertently build and result in low engagement, missed goals, and missed opportunities that impact business outcomes. Find out what leadership can do to reduce organizational burnout.
In this episode, we speak with globally recognized burnout expert Cait Donovan about her research on this issue and what she’s learned from her work with clients. Cait shares her story about how a client learned to recognize organizational burnout and the steps they took to fix it. She describes how burnout can be rooted in mismatches created by how work is designed, prioritized, and led. In addition, we talk about three immediately useful ideas on how leadership can reduce organizational burnout.
Cait Donovan is a globally recognized burnout expert, keynote speaker, and author who helps leaders fix burnout without blame. She’s the host of “Fried,” a top 1% podcast with over a million downloads. Cait is also author of the book “The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World” and is currently writing her second book. She has 3,500 plus five-star keynote reviews and a 99% approval rating. Cait brings science, humor, and bold color to conversations that actually change how work works.
The leader sometimes is patient zero, both for burnout and for burnout recovery. – Cait Donovan
This week on Growth Igniters® Radio:
- Why Cait believes burnout is not only a personal issue, but also a workplace and leadership issue
- How “mismatch” between workload, skills, capacity, expectations, and values can drive burnout
- Why Cait believes leaders can become either the starting point for burnout or the turning point for recovery
- Three immediately useful ideas leaders can use to reduce organizational burnout
Resources for This Episode
- Learn more about Cait Donovan and Connect with her on LinkedIn
- Listen to “FRIED: The Burnout Podcast“
- Read Cait’s book, “The Bouncebackability Factor: End Burnout, Gain Resilience, and Change the World“
- Find out more about Pam’s keynote “Break Orbit: Achieving Long-Term Growth in a Short-Term World”
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