1. Dealing with Leadership Burnout Lesley Telford Collegiate Leadership Coach Sunday, February 12 th, 2012 1

2. Recognize signs indicating potential burnout Share knowledge of effective solutions Walk away with concrete ideas Objectives 2

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4. Feeling empty Devoid of motivation Beyond caring Burnout vs. Stress People experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations While you’re usually aware of being under a lot of stress, you don’t always notice burnout when it happens 4 What is Burnout?

5. Personal Excessive Schedule High Drive Organizational Poorly-defined or Conflicting Roles Dealing with Unclear Expectations General Work Overload Causes 5

6. Signs and Stages 6

7. Personality and character attributes that generate respect for leaders: Compassion, concern, skill Decisiveness, determination, accomplishment Charisma, intelligence Vision, consistency, and appearance 7 Leadership Persona

8. Lack of follow through Poor quality results Absenteeism Low morale and satisfaction Lack of energy and enthusiasm Low self-esteem, depression Personal dysfunction Physical illness 8 Signs of Burnout in Leaders

9. 9 Stages Exhaustion Doubt and Fear Cynicism and Skepticism Crisis and Failure

10. Prevention and Recovery 10

11. Burnout can and does happen often… But with proper planning, you can prevent burnout from taking over! 11 Recognize and Acknowledge

12. Start the day with a relaxing ritual Adopt healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits Set boundaries Don’t overextend yourself Take a daily break from technology Nourish your creative side Creativity is a powerful antidote to burnout Learn how to manage stress 12 Prevention

13. Delegate tasks to others Evaluate goals of participation Rotate positions to something new Take a “sabbatical” Members will gain respect for: Why tasks are delegated How execution of task affects the group Deeper respect towards structure As a leader, let your groups know you care! Already Burnt Out? 13

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15. exhaustion of physical or emotional strength usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration Burnout is… 15

16. compassionate accomplished determined charismatic intelligent consistent balanced A respected leader is… 16

17. Lack of motivation Lack of follow through Poor attendance Low morale and satisfaction Low self-esteem Low energy Loss of enthusiasm Physical illness Signs of burnout include… 17

18. Delegating tasks Evaluating goals Trying something new A new position A new project A change of scenery Taking a “sabbatical” Talking about leadership burnout RELAX and RECHARGE when you can! You can recover from or prevent burnout by… 18

19. Feel free to email me with more questions, or if you want to talk about your situation: prinda.wanakule@gmail.com 19 www.Agilent.com

20. Mission To support the development of leadership and management skills at the section level. Focus on topics that are essential in creating and maintaining a vital section. Collegiate Leadership Coaching Committee 20 Modules Dealing with Leadership Burnout Managing Effective Meetings Active Listening Officer Training Hit the Ground Running (College to Career Transition) Leadership Building Teams Event Planning and Advertising Strategic and Tactical Planning Building Membership Fund Development Effective Personal Communications Women in Engineering: Past and Present You're in SWE, Now What? Conflict Resolution