HELP! I Have Small Business Burnout

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1:1 WITH BIANCA LAGER

Bianca Lager helps business leaders through tricky situations.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK?

"I founded my digital marketing agency five years ago with boundless enthusiasm, but lately, I've been dragging myself to work and feeling indifferent about our successes. Despite having a team of 8 great people and a solid client base, I procrastinate on important tasks and question if this is what I want to do long-term. The daily grind of managing employees, handling difficult clients, and keeping up with industry trends feels overwhelming, and I'm worried my lack of enthusiasm will affect team morale. I'm feeling burnt out and losing passion for my business - how can I reignite my entrepreneurial spirit?"

1:1 AGENDA NEXT WEEK:

"I’m a COO of a 7-year old start up (is that still a start up? lol) and a quarter ago we found out some tough news about one of our largest clients. Basically we are losing revenue so we have had to get cash scrappy. I'm really good at this kind of thing since I have a history with shoe string budgets in small businesses and I get along well with the CFO so we recommended some ideas together. My problem is how the CEO has decided to communicate these changes to the team (or lack thereof). We're on a "need-to-know" basis so sometimes he cuts thing out without me know that even affect my own team and I'm stuck scrambling with an explanation I don't have. I know this has also affected our client facing teams too and sometimes I find stuff out last minute that I know will be a huge deal to certain reps. Our CEO's philosophy is to wait and see what people complain about before we react. That seems crazy!! He doesn't want to freak out the staff by announcing these budget cuts or at least not more than we have to. But my team trusts me and they tell me that everyone whispers and now, everyone’s worried about job security, and morale is low. I’ve noticed a dip in productivity, and a few of my employees are openly job hunting. The truth is, they SHOULD BE job hunting but I want to keep everyone motivated, and I’m not sure how to be honest about the financial situation without making them panic and annoying the CEO since I could also be on the chopping block and this job economy does not look fun! I would appreciate any advice on how to handle this as it feels like an ethical and a business dilemma. Is there any hope for us?"

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And that's a wrap on the 46th edition of Fundamentals At Work brought to you by BLINC, a weekly newsletter with success tips on career management and team building alongside quick recaps of the week's most interesting business news and career stories from fellow subscribers.

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