EP 94: REPLAY. The Silent Epidemic: BURNOUT with Tracy Cherpeski

Tracy is talking about Burnout today. 

World Health Organization definition of Burnout:

“Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. It is characterized by three dimensions:

1. feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
2. increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and
3. reduced professional efficacy.

Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not be applied to describe experiences in other areas of life.”

12 Stages of Burnout:

1. Compulsion to prove oneself - demonstrating worth obsessively.
2. Working hard - with an inability to switch off. 
3. Neglecting basic needs - lack of sleep, lack of healthy eating, lack of social interaction.
4. Displacement of conflicts - problems are dismissed.
5. Revision of values - values are skewed, friends and family dismissed, hobbies irrelevant. 
6. Denial of emerging problems - intolerance, perceiving collaborators as stupid, cynicism, aggression, problems are viewed as caused by work.
7. Withdrawal - social life small or nonexistent, hard social contacts. 
8. Odd behavioral changes - changes in behavior obvious to friends and family.
9. Depersonalization - seeing neither self nor others as valuable.
10. Inner emptiness - feeling empty inside.
11. Depression - feeling lost, exhausted and the future feels bleak and dark.
12. Burnout syndrome - includes mental and physical collapse; medical attention required.

References for Burnout:

Entrepreneur article on Burnout

World Health Organization International Classification of Diseases

Bio: 

Tracy Cherpeski, MBA, MA, CPSC, is an Executive Coach, Consultant, and Leadership Development specialist with over 20 years of experience. She is the go-to expert for private practice owners and their teams, teaching them how to optimize their time, master their mindset, and scale their practices. Tracy helps her clients take back their time and energy to start living a fulfilled life as a high-impact CEO. Tracy has shared her presentations with industry groups, non-profit organizations, government agencies, corporations, and associations. 

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