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082: Stuck in a rut: how to break free from burnout

082: Stuck in a rut: how to break free from burnout

FromManaging Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners


082: Stuck in a rut: how to break free from burnout

FromManaging Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Here's what it feels like to be stuck in a rut as a manager or business owner:

You feel like work follows you everywhere - even at home.
You feel like you have too much work and not enough support.
If you're a business owner, you might feel like you're not getting what you need from your team.
You can't remember the last time you took any time for yourself without worrying about work or your team or your business.
You're so desperate to get unstuck that you want to cut and run.

Before you make a choice you might regret, take a deep breath and ask yourself this: what's making you feel this way?   Are you burned out? Are you bored? Do you need more support? Whatever it is, before you can find a way to solve it, you have to identify it...and before you decide if managing truly isn't right for you, you have to find a way to get out of the rut.   We can't make decisions clearly when we're feeling trapped. Here's how you can get unstuck...    
 
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Released:
Oct 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Being a people manager is kind of the best. But it's kind of the worst too, right? I mean between questions like, “how do I know what to talk about in a 1:1 meeting?” to “how do I give difficult feedback without being awkward?” to “how do I avoid becoming a micromanager?” – it can be really overwhelming. Not anymore. The Managing Made Simple Podcast is your roadmap and compass to help you navigate life (really wanted to say “the rocky waters” but it felt like I was going too hard on the nautical theme) as a people manager. Chock full of fun stories from the trenches, concrete tools and strategies, and thought provoking interviews, the Managing Made Simple Podcast will make sure you have everything you need to be a great people manager so that together we can make the workplace somewhere everyone can thrive. Subscribe today and tune in every week where no topic is too big or too small to dive into. ** About your host: Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker, and organizational effectiveness consultant & coach with experience leading team operations across Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America. As the Founder of the The Workplace Reframe organizational consulting firm, she equips innovative organizations of any size and industry with the tools to cultivate inclusive, motivated, high performing teams resulting in higher retention, more efficiency, and better business results. She is a sought after expert in the media, featured across Inc, FastCompany, ABC News, CNN Business, US News & World Report, HBR, Yahoo, and TV News. Learn more about Lia's programs, workshops, and speaking at: www.liagarvin.com