I finally outsmarted my mom when I was about 9 years old. It was after a swim lesson, and she was allowing me to choose whether or not I went back the next day. As an adult, choices provide empowerment. If
CNBC recently titled an article, “Companies prioritized mental health during Covid, so why are we still so burned out?” Is it realistic to believe that the manner in which they prioritized and for the window of time that they did would
I believed that what I was experiencing were signs of approaching burnout, but it turns out that I was already over the edge and what I was experiencing were SYMPTOMS of burnout that consumed me mentally and physically. If you’re
I’m frequently asked, “Colleen, what can I do if I’m feeling burned out or stuck yet I can’t leave my job?” I wondered the same thing immediately after I crashed that December evening in my office! For the several months
Though it’s been several years since I first-hand experienced burnout, I will never forget the pivotal moment, or the feeling of drowning every day for months, or the fear I felt that at any moment Matt, my husband, would pack
I recently shared that organizations have a hand in burnout and when those organizations take well-being seriously, their organizational performance is 2.5 times greater compared to those who don’t. Leaders also have a hand in burnout. Because of the high
Not taking burnout seriously is one of the top three mistakes organizations are making today. Yet when they do take it seriously, their organizational performance is 2.5 times greater compared to those who don’t. Here I share the most direct
Just released last week, LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence Index shows that 74% of women say they are very or somewhat stressed for work-related reasons, compared with just 61% of employed male respondents. While also this year, McKinsey reported that 1
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Women left the workforce at higher rates than men in 2020 and many more are considering doing so in the near future – something they would’ve never considered the year prior. I know first-hand what this feels like as I
In the 1986 John Hughes hit movie, Ferris Bueller skips a day of high school to spend it in the city of Chicago. While I’m certainly not suggesting to become a young delinquent, I do believe Ferris was onto something
I didn’t realize how important connections were to me until they were physically removed in 2020. As I’ve gone back to many of my pre-pandemic routines, I’ve been able to re-establish those connections, but I know many have not been
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