“You’re thinking, ‘I’ve got to get this out.’ But you’re also throwing a grenade into your employees’ peace of mind.” Instead, she recommends using Boomerang, or a similar program, that allows you to schedule emails.Ī common symptom (and cause) of job-related burnout is a “disconnect between a person’s values” and the work at hand, says David. Whatever you do, “don’t send anyone on your team an email at midnight,” says Johnson. “They need time to rest and rejuvenate and disconnect from work.” It’s also important to set limits on how much work encroaches on evenings and weekends. When “your people are completely overwhelmed,” you need to “encourage them to take regular breaks,” she says. “Bring humanity back into the room,” she says. Show your team that you don’t always operate in full-throttle mode at the office. “If you’re running from meeting to meeting and don’t have enough time in the day to breathe,” what message does that send? Set a good example by making downtime a priority. You also need to “think about the you’re modeling” to your team, says David. Tell your team, “‘We are in this together, and I know we can deliver.’” And yes, big, high stakes projects are daunting. Recognize, both inwardly and publicly, “that all of us are doing the best we can with the resources we have been given.” This doesn’t mean that you’re “lazy or letting yourself off the hook.” Rather, you’re “creating a psychologically safe place for yourself and others.” Johnson recommends talking your team through stressful periods in an honest but upbeat way. “The ambiguity, the complexity,” not to mention the 24/7 nature of technology, leads many of us to feel “an extreme level of strain.” Be compassionate. We are “living in an imperfect world, and yet we expect perfection.” Many organizations breed stress. But of course, that’s not true: We are all susceptible to it - and, in fact, our “environment precipitates” it. “Burnout can often feel like a personal failing,” says David. A sense of autonomy can counteract the symptoms of burnout so you want people to feel they are making their own choices.ĭon’t be so hard on yourself or your team. Don’t force anyone into these activities though. “Say to your team, ‘Even in the context of this change, how do we come together?’” This is helpful for the group but will also keep you accountable for taking care of yourself. You can make it a team goal to keep stress under control, says David. You can even suggest that you all take on self-care as a team - learning meditation as a group or sharing tips about what practices are working to reduce stress. This is how I cope.’”Įven if you haven’t fully reigned in your stress, it’s helpful to demonstrate that you take the issue seriously. “Say, ‘here’s something I’m doing to manage the stress. Johnson suggests sharing your tension-management techniques and rituals with your team.
Eat healthy, wholesome food exercise regularly get plenty of sleep at night “try meditating, and find someone to vent to”- preferably “not your boss.” Taking care of yourself is not an indulgent luxury it’s a matter of self-preservation. A good starting point is to take care of your physical and mental health.
“Instead of hunkering down and concentrating” on your job, “you need to stop, look around, and figure out how you’re going to help your people get what they need,” says Johnson.
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Here’s how to do that.īefore you can help your team members manage their stress, you need to manage your own. So for the sake of both your health and the health of your employees, you need to summon all the resources you can to improve matters. “Your team is picking up on your stress, and it’s making everything worse,” says Whitney Johnson, the author of Build an A- Team : Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. You are overtired and under-exercised you’re not attentive to food and nutrition and you’re disconnected from relationships.” But it’s not just you who suffers. And it “can permeate all aspects of your life. Burnout - as opposed to more run-of-the-mill stress - can cause you to “feel utterly depleted,” says Susan David, a founder of the Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching and author of Emotional Agility. It’s tough to find the energy you need to help others when you yourself are at your limits. How can you take care of yourself so that you have the time and energy to support your team? What steps do you need to take to reduce your stress level? And what actions can you take to improve your team members’ well-being? But this can be a challenge when you’re feeling overly stressed yourself. As a manager, you want to do right by your employees and support them through intense work periods so they don’t get burned out.
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