Jennifer Brown

Burnout has become one of those words we hear so often that it's easy to overlook what it really means. We use it to describe long workweeks, overflowing calendars, demanding jobs, and the general pace of life. Most of us have said, "I'm just burned out," at one point or another. Sometimes we're talking about physical exhaustion. Other times we're describing something that's much harder to put into words. It's the feeling of waking up tired before the day has even begun. It's finding yourself...

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If I had to guess, I'd say most leaders don't lose sleep over the easy conversations. Celebrating a promotion, welcoming a new employee, recognizing a job well done, or sharing exciting news with a team are the moments we naturally look forward to. They remind us why we enjoy leading in the first place. It's the other conversations that tend to linger in our minds. The conversation with an employee whose performance has changed. The colleague who unintentionally damaged trust. The team member...