What do you do if your team leaders are experiencing burnout and struggling to maintain a balanced lifestyle?

I think burnouts are a bad team indicator. If your team is overextending, working more and more hours...it doesn't make them better workers. Leaders must learn to delegate, empower and develop individual habilites in the rest of the team members in order to avoid burnouts. Best teams are capable of delivering results and maintaining a balance in life.

When your team leaders experience burnout and want balance, take decisive action. Establish clear boundaries between work and personal life, allowing time for leisure, hobbies, and family. You can't do everything yourself, so delegate properly. Prioritise self-care, learn time management, and build a supporting network. Create a good work atmosphere and commit to ongoing learning. Remember, resilient leaders inspire their teams by demonstrating well-being and resilience!

I watch for shifts in engagement, such as a decrease in enthusiasm for projects that once sparked interest or a withdrawal from collaborative efforts. Changes in behavior also signal a red flag, like a stellar performer missing deadlines or displaying a cynical attitude towards the work. I’ve learned to trust my instincts—if something feels off about a team member’s wellbeing, I gently explore the issue with them, offering support and understanding. Recognizing these signs isn’t just about maintaining productivity; it’s about caring for the individuals who make up my team.

If team leaders are experiencing burnout and struggling to maintain a balanced lifestyle, prioritize their well-being by promoting open communication, offering support, and encouraging self-care practices. Implement strategies such as workload adjustments, flexible scheduling, and delegation of tasks to alleviate stress and prevent burnout. Provide resources for stress management, such as wellness programs, mindfulness activities, and access to counseling or coaching services. Foster a culture of work-life balance by setting clear expectations, encouraging boundary-setting, and leading by example with healthy habits.

The care of each of its members is a high priority task. And the leader is one of the members of the team. Although, once the leader has a bournout it is indicated to provide psychological and emotional support, it is advisable to prevent it from happening. Whether before it occurs or once it has happened, establishing other types of leadership contributes to managing the situation.

Supporting team leaders in managing burnout is crucial for maintaining their health, happiness and productivity in the long term. Here are some steps you can take to help them: - Encourage open communication to express their concerns and feelings. Listen actively to understand the root causes of their burnout. - Provide support thru stress management workshops or coaching sessions to help team leaders cope with burnout. - Review their current responsibilities and workload to see if adjustments can be made to reduce stress and pressure. - Promote team leaders for self-care, taking breaks and disconnect from work during personal time. - Cultivate a culture where well-being is valued and work-life balance is encouraged for all employees.

I have the general habit of sending messages 24/7 - many are not urgent and I do not expect immediate response. I just send them before I forget. I was unaware of any impact this behavior had. Until a customer and friend asked me not to. I listened and understood that I was invading her personal and family space. I feel very comfortable with her. And consider her a trusted friend. Yet I was unaware and never considered that sending her messages could be interrupting her life. So if you do not want to be interrupted be upfront about it - it does not have to be confrontational and it is a reasonable ask. If you do this often ask before you do. It may not be invasive to you but it may be invasive or stressing to others.

Esto es importante, el bienestar, un buen estado físico, mental y espiritual, tenemos que pacticarlo y mantenerlo siempre, como una rutina diaria, como un hábito bien aprendido, y ésto le permite a un equipo de trabajo conseguir sus proyectos. En la monta?a, en el alpinismo, antes de ir por el ataque de cumbre tienes que lograr bienestar total, tú y tu equipo, y así aseguras si las condiciones lo permiten, llegar a esa cumbre anhelada!

A car Can run without oil … until it breaks down. In the same way you can run under stress, little sleep, great uncertainty, struggles, until you either break down, burnout, or go into crisis. In the case of a car - you can choose - upkeep, spending the time and money. Or let it break down and replace it. Same with you and members of your team. You can spend the time, money and attention and upkeep. Or let yourself and each member run until you breakdown and simply replace. In either case the outcome is inevitable and the decision is up to you.

When your team leaders are experiencing burnout and struggling to maintain balance, proactive measures are essential. Begin by reassessing workloads and encouraging leaders to communicate conflicting priorities. Implement weekly pulse checks to calibrate priorities effectively. Clearly communicate what's important and parallel priorities, seeking input on realistic goals and needed support rather than focusing solely on deadlines. If expectations aren't aligned, delve deeper to address underlying issues like resource constraints or business priorities. Advocate for necessary resources with higher management if needed.

1. Have you considered that you could stop doing 80% if what you do with little or no ill effect ? That is the Pareto principle. 80% of your greatest results, performance and growth comes from just 20% of your activities and initiatives. Rather than fill your days, delegate everything, sit down, clarify what really makes a difference - and I mean REALLY MAKES a difference like 10X difference - decide what you will leave behind - and replan. It is not how much you do, but what you actually do that matters. 2. I’ve found we tend to under utilize our teams. Include them during the planning and let them guide what needs to get done and how to do it. As long as everyone is clear on the outcome you will find that they will outdo themselves

I would say these are things that each and everyone faces in life. Find a time and place to sit with them where they can talk freely. The reason is unknown and the fact is the person himself or herself has the solution to the problem. It is all about coaching in a right way so that your discussions are taking them towards a solution they can implement. Make sure the solutions come from them only, just be the one to remove the hindrances the person is facing to reach the solution. Remember that the solution that they come with up during the coaching will make them the owners to implement it with full heart.

First speak to the person. Burnout may not be associated with the job, but triggered by something happening in a private life. Whatever the reason is, send person home, give time to heal, help any way you can or want, but mostly by taking over some or all the tasks from TL for the time being. Use that time to analyze the process and reasoning behind burnout. If things can be permanently fixed so future burnout can be avoided, do them. If it’s just too much workload, reorganize, promote or hire additional TL and split the responsibilities. Point is to do whatever possible to avoid future’s burnout’s. By loosing people, next one in burnout is you.

Find ways to connect with the person and meet them where they are. It helps to create strong relationships with your team to be able to identify when there is a disconnect.

La vida es nuestro proyecto principal, y cada día es un nuevo momento, una posibilidad de estar bien y hacerlo bien, realizar lo que te has propuesto hoy, peque?as metas, sumadas todas son una forma de vida, son éxito, y así tu vida!

I believe each one of us is the most important person for the people around us - our family, our company and our team. We have a lot to give and contribute , yet we cannot if we are struggling with our life, our time, our goals, pressure and burnout. Every year I participate in a dynamic workshop that allows me to readjust my bearings. Connect with myself, redefine what I really want at this moment, reclaim responsibility and control of my life, define new goals and from this let go of the old - it is like starting fresh every year. I took my first workshop in 2010- now I run this with leaders and every time I find that we all leave energized, with renewed focus, and ready to take in even bigger initiatives without struggling with life.