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Communication is fundamental in burnout prevention
Something that spoke to me today - I used to think that burnout happens because people don't manage their time well. Having experienced burnout myself, sure, we end up going at a slow pace but that is not the root cause. Burnout is about - energy, emotional load, psychological safety, meaning, chronic pressure. For me it had nothing to do with time management. I was in a dysfunctional environment.
For most of my career, I was overworked. I had high-stakes unprecedent portfolios that were never repeated - and that put me under significant and chronic pressure. This consumed my energy. Also, there was toxic behavior such as bullying that I was trying to navigate through- adding to the emotional toll from the day-to-day work. I discovered I was in a dead-end job - thus the majority of my day provided no meaning for my life, it was simply to pay the bills. This is not time management. It's what leads to burnout.
I have been speaking about burnout in a fair number of my social media posts. There is not one solution to everything as especially in corporate, nothing is that simple. I didn't realize how fundamental enhancing my communication skills would be to the various solutions though. For example, I could have possibly avoided being overworked if I had not said a straight 'no' but provided alternative solutions that meet the same need. I was often my boss's go-to solution because they knew I would get it done. They were never keen on providing an alternative solution but when I was able to pair it with the need to swap something else out of my portfolio, it got more traction.
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