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Preventing burnout: Supporting your team and yourself

  • 90 minutes
  • Workshop
  • Leader
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Description

Burnout is a critical challenge in today’s fast-paced work environment with more than 40% of the global workforce experiencing signs of burnout that are negatively affecting personal wellbeing and productivity. This session incorporates practical exercises and real-world scenarios to help leaders discuss and apply 5 evidenced based strategies to effectively prevent burnout in their teams including techniques for managing workload pressures, implementing flexible work arrangements, and promoting psychological safety. Leaders are also provided an opportunity to assess their personal burnout risk factors, and create an action plan to reduce risk and promote personal wellbeing.

Structure

This instructor led session combines lecture with a variety of engaging elements including   self assessment, small group discussions, skill building activities, Q&A, and chat functionality when delivered virtually 

  • Section 1: The impact of burnout on people and organizations
    • Workplace burnout trends and warning signs
    • Discussion: how does organizational culture and leadership style contribute to or prevent burnout?
    • Activity: what strategies do you use to promote a resilient team culture? 
  • Section 2: Proactive leadership for preventing Burnout
    • Factors that contribute to workplace burnout
    • 5 leadership strategies that prevent burnout
    • Skill development: applying the 5 leadership strategies 
  • Section 3: Supporting team members and yourself
    • Skill development: How will you take action to prevent burnout in your team?
    • 4 workplace stressors that impact leader wellbeing
    • Activity: burnout risk self assessment
    • Discussion and action planning: strategies to reduce burnout risk in leaders 

Objectives

At the end of this session, people leaders will be able to:

  • Recognize and respond to signs of burnout in your team.
  • Identify proactive leadership strategies that prevent burnout and create a resilient team culture.
  • Support team members who are struggling with burnout.
  • Identify personal stressors, burnout risk factors, and strategies to mitigate them.

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