In short
Burnout and how to prevent quitting jobs when you’re tired and unfocused.
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Key claims
Burnout is personal—define what it means for you (hours, outside-of-work recovery, how you energize, type of work). Notice your pattern; quitting may temporarily relieve stress but you “land right back where you started.” Mitigate burnout by identifying what’s within your control, setting boundaries, and using role-specific metrics to hit “not burned out” parameters before leaving.
Notable examples
Restoring a vintage motorcycle using Gemini/Chrome; breaking down a long article; ads for Goldbelly, Mint Mobile, and Chevrolet.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOUnderstanding and Addressing Burnout
0:34 to 2:46
Learn how to identify and mitigate burnout effectively.
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Understanding and Addressing Burnout
2:54 to 3:24
Learn how to identify and mitigate burnout effectively.
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Transcript
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0:45Gemini and Chrome is here for it. Ready to make anything online make sense? There's no place like Chrome. Check responses set up required compatibility and availability varies 18+. Do you keep quitting your job because of burnout and thinking there must be another way. I am here to answer your toughest leadership questions in one minute or less. I've dealt with a lot of burnout in the past and I'm starting to see signs of it again in my current job. Always kind of tired, it's hard to focus. So in the past, what's happened is I really just get to the point where I quit the job, but I don't always want to keep doing that.
1:19How do I better fight off burnout while still feeling like I'm doing my job well? I mean, look, I think that you, first of all, I want to say good that you're noticing what your pattern is in terms of how you deal with burnout. And clearly, it doesn't really seem to be working because you land right back where you started in terms of the way that you feel. So this is really a great opportunity for you to assess what is it that's within your control that can help mitigate the burnout. That said, the first place to start is what does burnout even mean for you? Everyone has a different threshold.
1:53What might be burnout for me might be very different than what it is for you. So what would it look like for you not to be burned out? What are the parameters? Is it a matter of the hours that you work? Is it a matter of the things that you get to do outside of work? Is it a matter of how you energize yourself? Is it a matter of the type of work that you're doing? Be able to clarify what not being in burnout looks like for you and then see what boundaries you can put in place, what metrics you could put in place in your current role to be able to make those happen before you make a decision to actually leaf.
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From the publisher
Do You Keep Burning Out?
28 Oct 2024
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Do you keep quitting your jobs because of burnout? Executive coach Muriel Wilkins is here with advice and strategies that can help — delivered in one minute or less. Wilkins is the host of HBR’s Coaching Real Leaders, available wherever you get your podcasts.
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