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The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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What Are You Really Afraid Of? (It Might Surprise You)

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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Bikini, Hugs and Flaming Lips

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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Week 2: 100 Days of Say Yes Experiences and Communication

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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100 Days of Say Yes Experiences

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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Proven CEO Strategies to Energize Your Workforce

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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Why One of the Costs of Burnout is High Turnover

The #1 reason people leave organizations isn’t lack of engagement, career stagnation, or even compensation—it’s burnout.
I recently spoke with a client who was blindsided when one of his top employees abruptly quit. After his employee left, he was stunned to hear the real reason behind the resignation: burnout. He had no idea his employee was struggling, and unfortunately, he’s not alone. Many leaders don’t recognize burnout until it manifests as turnover, absenteeism, or declining performance. The reality is that burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational one.

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Middle Managers Vs. Burnout: When Leaders Don’t Prioritize Burnout

Burnout is rampant in today’s workforce, yet the very people who have the power to prevent it—the top leaders and decision-makers—often refuse to invest in solutions. Meanwhile, middle managers recognize burnout as a significant issue for frontline employees but find themselves stuck between advocating for their teams and dealing with leaders who don’t see burnout as a priority. This disconnect creates a cycle that perpetuates burnout, leading to …

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The Burnout Epidemic: Why Companies Must Act Now

Burnout isn’t just a personal problem—it’s a business crisis. It’s the silent killer of productivity, the hidden driver of turnover, and the root cause of disengagement across industries. Yet, most companies still approach burnout with surface-level solutions like wellness programs, meditation apps, and “mental health days” that don’t address the systemic causes of stress and exhaustion.

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The Leadership Conundrum: Burnout and the Bottom Line

Burnout isn’t just an individual issue—it’s an organizational crisis. The symptoms don’t just impact employees. They weaken teams, derail productivity, and ultimately harm business outcomes. For leaders, preventing burnout isn’t just about being a compassionate boss. It’s about…

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5 Proven Ways to Manage and Recover from Burnout

Whether you’re managing a heavy workload, navigating personal challenges, or facing high expectations, burnout can creep in if left unchecked. The key to overcoming it is not just about working harder or pushing through—it’s about adopting sustainable strategies that restore balance and promote resilience, ultimately helping you manage burnout.
Here are 5 Proven Ways to Manage Burnout…

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Preventing Burnout: The Unsung Hero in the Fight

When we think of burnout, many of us imagine hitting rock bottom—a state of exhaustion where we’re overwhelmed, unmotivated, and emotionally drained. But here’s the thing: burnout isn’t something that suddenly happens overnight. It’s a slow build-up,

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The Hidden Burnout Triggers Costing Your Company Millions

Picture this: Your top performer, Sarah, just handed in her resignation. She was the third this month. Exit interviews reveal a common thread: burnout. You’re not alone. According to Gallup, 76% of employees experience burnout at least sometimes, and 28% say they’re burned out “very often” or “always” at work.

But here’s what most leaders miss: Burnout isn’t just about long hours or heavy workloads. It’s a complex

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Why Companies Should Care About the Latest Burnout Trends

As the nature of work continues to transform, understanding the latest burnout trends is crucial for organizations aiming to maintain a healthy, productive workforce. Keeping up with the evolving landscape of burnout will set them up for success in recruiting, training, and retaining their top talent.

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Mental Health: What You Need to Think About

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it’s easy to overlook the significance of mental health. It’s May; Mental Health Awareness Month, and Mental health isn’t just a buzzword or a fleeting concern; it’s the cornerstone upon which our well-being, productivity, and happiness rest. Yet it’s often the last thing you think about, if you think about it at all.

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Parental burnout: What You Need to Know

Parenting, while rewarding, is also one of life’s most demanding roles. “Parental burnout” has gained recognition as a significant issue affecting countless mothers and fathers worldwide. This phenomenon, characterized by chronic exhaustion, emotional detachment, and a sense of ineffectiveness in parenting roles, can have

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The wonderful world of parenting can lead to parental burnout

The wonderful world of parenting can lead to massive burnout. Burnout isn’t just for the workplace anymore. It’s impacting various areas of our lives and can lead to parental burnout. Yes, parenting is rewarding, and it can also be overwhelming, stressful and challenging…and all before 8:00 am and on a good day. Parental burnout is a real thing, impacting millions of lives.

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Burnout’s Solution Is More Than a Luxurious Warm Bubble Bath

Taking care of yourself is important. In fact, it’s vital. However, burnout will not be cured with a bubble bath or a spa, although those are nice in the moment and are essential in maintaining well-being. They aren’t enough to fully address burnout, because they are short term fixes instead of long-term solutions.

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A Concrete Wall, a Trip to the ER and Burnout

I pick up the phone to a lady panting.

She finally says out of breath, “Jeeesssssica?”

I reply, “Yes. Who is this?”

She says, “The substitute nurse at the school. Sorry, I’m out of breath carrying your child. A friend pushed him into a concrete wall, and he hit his head. He couldn’t walk, so I was carrying him.”

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Top Mistakes Companies Make with Burnout

When you’re wanting to retain and recruit top tier talent, they are looking for one thing more than anything else. Yes, they want to make sure they are getting paid adequately. That’s obvious. They want to make sure you offer benefits. That’s a given. But the one thing that is often overlooked by organizations that people are really looking for is

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How to Identify the Current Trends in Burnout

Preventing and addressing burnout is no longer a nice to have; it’s a must have to develop growth, happiness and sustainability. Employees will continue to suffer until companies take action to really help them…until leaders understand that it’s up to them to create this change, because burnout doesn’t go away on its own and unfortunately with staff shortages, workloads and lack of time, burnout isn’t going away any time soon.

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How to Dispel the Myths of Burnout

Burnout has become a pervasive issue affecting individuals across all walks of life. From the corporate world to caregiving roles, the phenomenon of burnout has gained significant attention in recent years. However, amidst the growing awareness, several myths persist, clouding our understanding of this complex condition.

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What Leaders Need to do to Win the Burnout Battle

Amidst the pursuit of goals and objectives, there’s a lurking enemy that can undermine all efforts – burnout. In the burnout battle, we often find the great divide. Leaders believe that their employees aren’t being impacted by burnout or that their people have everything they need to beat it. Yet, employees are struggling in the day to day and believe

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The Best Long-Term Solution to Burnout and Why It’s Needed

There’s a new platform that’s here to help you prevent burnout, reach your potential and become the company people don’t want to leave. It’s called VitalizeUnlimited. Through our conversations with leaders and employees, I realized there isn’t enough being done to prevent and beat burnout, and people needed more help, resources, and access. I needed to do something bolder to disrupt this.

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How To Break a Silent Culture Around Burnout

Although its prevalent, many leaders fail to openly address and discuss the topic of burnout within their teams. This lack of communication around burnout can lead to the creation of a culture of silence within the organization, with detrimental effects on employee well-being, productivity, and the overall company culture.

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The Truth About the Eye-Opening Impact When Leaders Hide Burnout

Despite its widespread impact on employee well-being and company productivity, many leaders are reluctant to talk about or address burnout in their organizations. This reluctance stems from various factors that contribute to a culture of silence around burnout, leading to significant problems within companies.

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Building Better Sleep Habits Helps Prevent Burnout

While multiple factors contribute to burnout, one often overlooked aspect is the quality of sleep. The Importance of Sleep: Before delving into the relationship between poor sleep and burnout, it is crucial to understand the significance of quality sleep. Sleep is a fundamental biological process that allows

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Time on the Beach Isn’t Your Burnout Solution

When we talk with leaders, they fall into one of two categories. They know burnout exists or they don’t. The ones in the latter category are not our people. They could be great people, but if they are leaders, it’s their responsibility to know burnout exists in their company. By the sheer number of people experiencing burnout, it exists in every organization unless you only have one employee in your company.

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Stop Overthinking: Create New Habits for Success

As you move throughout the year, if you find yourself thinking too much or too hard about something, remind yourself to stop and pause. In those moments, your brain starts to wonder, and in that wondering, ideas or new perspectives enter your mind that you’ve never had before.

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How a Competitive Work Environment Leads to Burnout

A competitive work environment can lead you to do better, but it can also lead to burnout. I used to work for an advertising agency right out of college. Sally had been at the ad agency for a few months before I joined it, and she was determined to make a name for herself in the industry and quickly climbed the ladder of success. Sally was

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Different Types of Burnout: How to Identify Yours

Burnout has become an all too common phenomenon. It affects individuals across various professions and walks of life. Burnout is not a one-size-fits-all experience; rather, it manifests in different ways. Although you have likely heard of

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Is This the Best Solution to the Rampant Burnout Crisis

Burnout is impacting every industry, company and job.  The constant pressure, long hours, and lack of work-life balance have led many to question whether a 4-day work week could be the solution to rampant burnout crisis. Some have argued that a 4-day work week is the solution to burnout.

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The Burnout Gap

In conversations with leaders about burnout, there is often a wide difference between how leaders see burnout throughout their organization and how employees feel. We call this The Burnout Gap.

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Rust Out is the New Burnout

Do you or your staff have a lot of routines or similar tasks in your day? This can lead to burnout’s bored brother, rust out. Find out how to tackle the latest in burnout.

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How Saying Yes Reduces Burnout

Burnout can lead to a range of negative consequences, including decreased productivity, poor job performance, and even physical illness. However, research has shown that saying yes can help reduce burnout and improve overall well-being.

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Give yourself permission

As a burnout expert, there were parts of me that were leaning toward burnout. Then I realized something has to change…I did this and it transformed my life and it can for yours too.

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Say Yes to You

I get back from a Spring Break road trip, where I also keynoted at a conference, and have to prep for another keynote session. I

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30 Days of Yes Journey (bonus: combat burnout)

Your brain is wired to quickly say No things when you feel uncertain, hesitant, or scared. Learn how to find the right opportunities to say Yes to that will change your life.

It’s not about saying Yes to everything. It’s about being intentional about what you say Yes to and rewiring your brain to those opportunities.

30 days of saying Yes will change how you lead, work, and live.

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How Companies Aren’t Doing Enough to Help Employee Burnout

Most companies aren’t doing enough to prevent or address employee burnout.

Burnout has impacted most people in some capacity in the last two years alone.

Whether you’re the one who has had burnout or someone on your team has, your organization has been affected, yet most companies operate as though burnout will work itself out on its own.

It never goes away on its own. In order to prevent and alleviate work burnout, you have to be intentional and strategic with it.

The #1 way to help your people with burnout is to implement a burnout program.

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Why Burnout Affects You Even if You’re Not the One Burned Out

You might have heard of this thing called #burnout.

It’s hitting every company, position, and industry.

If you think it’s not impacting your organization, it is.

Even if you’re not the one who has it, there are others in your workforce that do.

When one person is in burnout, it impacts the team, leaders, and the whole organization.

How?

Think of it this way…

Burnout doesn’t stay self-contained.

So when you have burnout, it impacts how you:

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Uncover the Biggest Risk to Your Organization and Why You Should Audit It

Often times, organizations spend time on helping their people with better leadership, communication, or sales skills, which are needed, but they overlook the biggest risk to their organization…burnout.

If you’re like most companies, you’re not auditing for it, recognizing its massive impact, or implementing strategies to help with it.

Why is burnout a big risk?

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So You Want More Energy?!

At one of my virtual speaking events recently, a participant asked, “You have so much energy. What’s your morning routine?” Having a morning routine that

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Burnout FAQ

With so many changes, uncertainty, and the unknown, burnout is at an all time high. Here are all your burnout questions in case it’s helpful.

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What Is Inner Communication

    Energetic, entertaining, and engaging Keynote Speaker, Jessica Rector often gets asked, “What is inner communication.” You might not be familiar with the them.

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Growing in Confidence

For our capstone class in grad school, we had to give a group presentation. Before it was my turn, my legs were shaking, my palms

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How to Increase Your Sales

If you wonder why your team’s sales aren’t higher, here’s why: 1. Negative thoughts cloud most of their thoughts 2. They haven’t figured out, it’s

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Who Have You Become

Who are you? Who are you really? When you’re a child, many times you’re told who you should be or who you shouldn’t be. Be

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Burnout and New Resiliency

Burnout is an epidemic. People are drained, worn out, and exhausted. They feel they have nothing left to give. Their attitude becomes negative. Their confidence

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No Labels Needed

As you go about your day, if you’re like most people, you likely repeat your label to yourself several times. Unworthy, stupid, fat, not enough,

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How Do You Feel?

Think about what you did the last time something didn’t go your way…when things didn’t work out the way you wanted or hoped. What did

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Active Communication

Communication is often seen as the foundation of any relationship. If you’re not communicating effectively, it can lead to stress, frustration, anger, and fights all

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3 Seconds to Act

Beep. Beep. Beep. Your alarm goes off. You roll over to hit the button you press every day…snooze. Except this time you stop. You count…1…2…3.

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Dress to Impress

  When you get ready to leave your house, how do you dress? Do you put on a t-shirt, cargo shorts, baseball hat and flip

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Be Vulnerable

Vulnerability can be scary. It’s like putting a spotlight right on you. Saying, “Here I am, totally exposed. Do what you will.” When you think

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“Real Man”

If you asked 100 men and women what constitutes a “real man” to them, they would likely come up with 100 different answers. Everyone seems

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Stand in Your Power

Look at your relationships. Your spouse, friends, family, kids, or boss. How do they treat you? Think about conversations you have with them, how they

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What Are You Good At?

What are your strengths? What are you really good at? If I asked you to name ten things you’re really good at, if you’re like

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Stop Perfectionism

When was the last time you had a debilitating thought? You know the ones. Like: “Oh, I can’t do that, I don’t have enough experience.”

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Comparing Yourself

There is still time to get it done. As the end of another year approaches, you might be comparing yourself to others who “have it

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A Real Man

What does it take to be a “real” man? Does he need to hunt and fish? Does he drive a particular car? Does he have

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Allow Boys to Be Boys

You see it on the news. Another rape case. Increased bullying. More abuse victims. A lot of hurt and pain caused in a community, on

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