Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul
Speaker 1: Fello Aledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to this seven minute leadership podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode three ninety three, and let's get into a
Speaker 2: topic that every leader, whether you're running a department, a company,
Speaker 2: or just trying to keep your small team afloat, needs
Speaker 2: to hear. And that's managing burnout before it manages you.
Speaker 2: So let me start with this truth. Burnout doesn't show
Speaker 2: up with a marching band and warning signs. It creeps in, quiet, steady, dangerous.
Speaker 2: In the worst part, most leaders only recognize it after
Speaker 2: damage is already done. So today I want to give
Speaker 2: you a framework to spot burnout early and more importantly,
Speaker 2: build daily habits that keep you and your people from
Speaker 2: falling into its grip. So let me break this down
Speaker 2: into two parts, your burnout and your team's burnout. You
Speaker 2: can't lead well if you're running on fumes, and you
Speaker 2: can't expect your team to operate at peak performance if
Speaker 2: they're emotionally fried. So part one, managing your own burnout.
Speaker 2: Burnout doesn't always mean I hate my job. Sometimes it
Speaker 2: means I'm always tired, or I can't focus, or I'm
Speaker 2: angry and I don't even know why. So let me
Speaker 2: give you three small, but powerful leadership habits that will
Speaker 2: keep the tank full. Number one, something I call the
Speaker 2: seven minute reset. Every day, take seven intentional minutes, yes,
Speaker 2: just seven, to step away from noise and distractions. Use
Speaker 2: it however you want silence, breathing, a quick walk, no email,
Speaker 2: no team, just a hard reset. It sounds simple, but
Speaker 2: leaders forget how powerful silence can be when it's chosen,
Speaker 2: not forced. Number two, guard your yes. One of the
Speaker 2: fastest routes to burn out is saying yes to everything.
Speaker 2: Meetings that don't need you tasks. You should delegate commitments
Speaker 2: that drain instead of drive. Start saying no or not
Speaker 2: now more often. You don't earn respect by over committing,
Speaker 2: You earn it by showing focus and discipline. In number three,
Speaker 2: check your fuel, not just your finish line. Leaders are
Speaker 2: always chasing goals, the next win, the next deliverable. But
Speaker 2: don't wait until you crash to realize you've been running
Speaker 2: on empty. Start asking yourself weekly, am I healthy enough
Speaker 2: to lead next week? That question alone can force you
Speaker 2: to course correct, and Part two is managing burnout in
Speaker 2: your team. Burnout on your team rarely starts with someone
Speaker 2: yelling I'm done. It's subtle, miss deadlines, low engagement, short tempers,
Speaker 2: call offs, or just silence. Here's what leaders need to
Speaker 2: do daily, weekly, and monthly to protect their people. Number one,
Speaker 2: build real check ins, not fake meetings. Stop asking how's
Speaker 2: it going, and start asking what's draining you right now?
Speaker 2: Or what's one thing you wish we could stop doing?
Speaker 2: Or are you still having fun? These questions aren't soft.
Speaker 2: Their strategic burnout hides in silence. If your team isn't talking,
Speaker 2: start worrying. Number two recognize output and overload. Yes, results matter,
Speaker 2: but if someone delivers a win while barely hanging on,
Speaker 2: don't celebrate the result without addressing the toll. Praise the
Speaker 2: work and then check the weight. It shows you care
Speaker 2: about them, not just the numbers. And number three, celebrate
Speaker 2: non work wins. Here's a leadership move that costs nothing
Speaker 2: and builds everything. Celebrate life wins. Someone's kid graduated, mention
Speaker 2: it they started training for a five K. Cheer them on.
Speaker 2: Work cannot be their whole identity. Remind them that their
Speaker 2: life matters outside of the job. Now, I want to
Speaker 2: give you a quick tool I call the red flag test.
Speaker 2: Ask yourself this about yourself and each of your direct reports.
Speaker 2: Once a month. Are they showing up the same way
Speaker 2: they did thirty days ago? Are they still curious? And
Speaker 2: are they still laughing? If the answer no, across the board,
Speaker 2: it's time to act. You don't fix burnout with pizza parties.
Speaker 2: You fix it by noticing it early and acting fast.
Speaker 2: So burnout is not a leadership badge. It's not cool,
Speaker 2: it's not the punchline to a joke. It's a warning.
Speaker 2: I would go as far as saying it's a dangerous
Speaker 2: warning because your burnout does not discriminate based on title
Speaker 2: or your pay grade. And the best leaders don't wait
Speaker 2: to respond to burnout. They stay ahead of it. Your
Speaker 2: daily habits, your language, your awareness, all of it sends
Speaker 2: a message. You can work hard here, but you don't
Speaker 2: have to break here. I cannot stress that point enough
Speaker 2: because I've seen it and I've lived at my entire career.
Speaker 2: So take care of yourself, take care of your people,
Speaker 2: because when you do, burnout doesn't stand a chance. It's
Speaker 2: your job to make sure people don't break. This has
Speaker 2: been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you
Speaker 2: for listening.
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