Yoga and a good night’s rest won’t fix burnout. Rather, it takes systemic change. So join Jennifer Moss for a conversation about how nonprofit leaders can prevent burnout by supporting their staff and creating a healthy workplace culture.
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Links
Jennifer’s Website
The Book: The Burnout Epidemic
Podcast: Ep 179: 8 Proven Ways to Feel Happier at Work with Bea Boccalandro
Podcast: Ep 182: Life After Burnout with Bethany Planton and Trish Bachman
Timestamps
(01:30) Jennifer’s pandemic burnout story
(05:20) Tackling burnout from the wrong end
(06:47) Causes of burnout
(08:18) How leaders can support staff
(11:26) Navigating crisis conversations with staff
(13:45) Managing the workload
(18:41) Creating boundaries and setting expectations
(22:23) Modeling healthy behaviors
We know the root causes of burnout are institutional and societal. They are too big for anyone to solve on their own.
Nonprofit professionals often burnout moss because they feel disconnected from the mission or no longer feel like they are having an impact.
Leaders at all levels of the organization need to be working toward the burnout prevention strategy or it won’t work.
There are ways to reduce inefficiencies.
It’s about tiny incremental tweaks that give you back bits and pieces of your time.
Managers and leaders need to walk the talk and take time off, too.
Leaders have to model the change they want to see in their organization.
We know the root causes of burnout are institutional and societal. They are too big for anyone to solve on their own.
Nonprofit professionals often burnout because they feel disconnected from the mission or no longer feel like they are having an impact.
Leaders at all levels of the organization need to be working toward the burnout prevention strategy or it won’t work.
There are ways to reduce inefficiencies.
It’s about tiny incremental tweaks that give you back bits and pieces of your time.
Managers and leaders need to walk the talk and take time off, too.
Leaders have to model the change they want to see in their organization.