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This allows BB to know that she is being heard and un- derstood and that she matters. One of the biggest quali- ties people want in their company is to know they matter. When BB knows she matters, she feels supported, knowing she will get the help she needs to combat burn- out. Hint: Time off is great, but vacation won’t cure burn- out. Once you create awareness around it, share with your people day to day strategies that work to help alleviate burnout. 3. Implement A Burnout Program — This is the key, fundamental element. Talking about it is a great beginning, but it’s imperative to do more. The only way to prevent and address burnout is to be intentional and strategic with it. Workplace wellness programs aren’t enough; 97 percent of them don’t specifically address or help with burnout, which is also why 80 percent of employees aren’t actively involved in wellness programs. As a leader, you have to do your part to help your peo- ple with burnout. If you want long term results, your orga- nization MUST implement a continual program (not a one and done) to help people like Burnout Betty with burnout and others to prevent it. A long-term strategy is where the magic happens with burnout. Burnout is a slow crawl, and working through it is multi-layered. Whether it’s an online course, bootcamp or Train the Trainer certification, burnout training is no longer CONTINUED ON PAGE 28
mood to affect them. One Burnout Betty, Negative Nancy or Toxic Tim can bring a dynamic team to a halt. Talking to BB can leave the most positive person in a negative state, because she doesn’t listen or she’s in a bad mood. So, every conversation takes longer than it should, which means less time for you to tend to your daily tasks.
Build a task force of people who want to be the eyes and ears in your organization in regards to burnout. They can gather information, ask questions to BB and other team members, and start creating a strategy to combat this epidemic. Then take the information they gather, and do something now to help them prevent it.
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