Overcoming Burnoutby Bettina Pickering
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Bettina Pickering
Career • Production Engineer
• 13 years in global management consulting
• Founded Aronagh in 2010
• Leadership Consultant, Exec Coach & Entrepreneur Mentor
• Change Practitioner, Recruitment consultant & Career Coach
• Regular Speaker online & face to face
Qualifications• Master Mentor & Master Coach (IIC&M)
• MA in applied Coaching (Emotions)
• Money, Marketing & Soul coach
• NLP Master Practitioner & Trainer
• MBA (Strategy & Finance)
• Exec & Life Coaching Diploma
• Qi Gong Teacher & Fitness Instructor
First co-authored book: ‘Dial A Guru – Awaken your True Potential’
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Contents
• The science behind burnout – what happens and why
• How we can help our clients to recognise the signs and break out of the vicious cycle of burnout
• What we, as coaches, can do to help client through the acute phase of burnout, and on the journey of recovery
• Why focussing on the emotions involved can delivery bigger breakthroughs
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Burnout - An increasing hazard
• Since 2000 burnout in GPs increased 5 x(Source: Local Medical Committees 2013)
• 70 % feel disengaged at work (Source: Gallup 2014)
• Increasing job turnover – up to 25%(Source: US office of labour statistics)
• 1380 cases per 100,000 workers of work related stress, depression or anxiety(Source: HSE 2014/2015)
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Cost of Burnout
Business Cost
• Increased absenteeism
• Lower productivity
• Poor decision making
• Higher benefits costs
Source: Health & Safety Executive
10.5 million working days lost to stress /
year
Cost: £6.5 billion/year
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What’s the Personal Cost
Personal Cost
• Career stagnation or even loss of job
• Low performance
• Loss of relationship
• Lower self-esteem & quality of life
• Various illnesses
• Depression
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What does Burnout mean to you?
Question for you
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Burnout – A definition
“ Exhaustion of physical strength, emotional
strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged
stress or frustration.”
Source: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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6 Key Causes of Burnout
• Overload
• Values conflict
• Perceived lack of control
• Unfairness
• Lack of reward
• Breakdown of community
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Difference between Stress Burnout
Stress
• Over-engagement
• Overactive emotions
• Feelings of urgency
• Hyperactivity
• Loss of energy
• Increased anxiety
• Physical damage
Burnout
• Dis-engagement
• Numbed emotions
• Feelings of helplessness
• Hopelessness
• Loss of motivation
• Increased risk of depression
• Emotional damage
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The Science behind Burnout – Stress Response
1. Flight or flight response activated
2. Stress hormones released
3. Body response• Heart rate increase• Breathing increase• Blood flow diverted • Perspiration increased• Immune system suppressed• Emotions heightened
Threat perceived Threat
removed4. Body calms down;all back to normal
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1. Fight or Flight
2. Stress Hormones released
3. Body response
4. Body cannot
calm down fully
5. New threat is
perceived as bigger
The Science behind Burnout
1. Fight or Flight
2. Stress Hormones released
3. Body response
4. Body cannot
calm down fully
5. New threat is
perceived as bigger
1. Fight or Flight
2. Stress Hormones released
3. Body response
4. Body cannot
calm down fully
5. New threat is
perceived as bigger
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What are the signs of Burnout? – 12 Stages
1. Compulsion to prove oneself
2. Increased Effort
3. Subtle neglect of personal needs
4. Suppression of conflicts and personal needs
5. Re-evaluating of values
6. Increased denial of emerging problems
7. Withdrawal
8. Obvious Behavioural Changes
9. Depersonalisation
10. Inner Emptiness
11. Depression
12. Burnout Syndrome – total exhaustion / collapse
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Which percentage of your clients exhibit two or more of these signs?
Poll
none
more than 25%
more than 50%
more than 75%
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Breaking out of the vicious cycle of Burnout
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Breaking out of the vicious cycle of Burnout
Awareness
Boundaries
Actions
Progress
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Awareness is the first step
Source: http://www.asu-arbeitsmedizin.com/12-phase-burnout-screening-development-implementation-and-test-theoretical-analysis-of-a-burnout-screening-based-on-the-12-phase-model-of-Herbert-Freudenberger-and-Gail-Nor,QUlEPTYyMzQ1MiZNSUQ9MTEzODIx.htmlgb
• Acknowledgement of reality• Signs
• Feelings (or lack thereof)
• Experience
• Clarity on stages of burnout & stress
• Understanding of• the source of the problem
• consequences
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Set clear boundaries
Keys to boundaries
• Saying no, saying yes
• When to start, when to stop
• Beliefs to let go, beliefs to adopt
• Asking for help
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• Active rest
• Agree small actions
• Agree different experience of progress
• Encourage active progress reflection
Taking Action & Marking Progress
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Acute phase of Burnout
This may include
• Depression
• Total exhaustion
• Mental breakdown
• Social isolation
• Thoughts of suicide
Team effort • medical support• therapeutic support • emotional support • mental support• social support
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Coaching in the acute phase of Burnout
Coaching client to
• Identify and make use of sources of help
• Make very small changes so they can function
• See light at the end of the tunnel
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Journey of recovery
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Burnout Recovery
1. Dealing with burnout symptoms
• Immediate physical, mental & emotional recovery
• Building resilience
2. Changing the client’s world
• Clarity on values & desires
• Creating new habits e.g. saying no, honouring own needs & boundaries
• Build a new future
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Burnout creates
• Emotional numbness (positive emotions)
• Hopelessness
• Helplessness
• Low self-esteem
Focus on Emotions
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Two pathways working with Emotions to recover from Burnout
Start with present feelings
• Acknowledge feelings
• Identify needs
• Take action
Focus on noticing positive feelings
• Seek out instances of positive feelings
• Identify ways to replicate
• Take action
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It’s not any easy or simple journey
• Focus on physical recovery – sleep, food & exercise
• Be prepared that it takes longer than you might think
• Re-thinking one’s self image, one’s model of the world and living life differently will be required
• It is a great opportunity to discover and following one’s calling
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Question for you
What was your key takeaway from this session?
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Any Comments, Shares or Questions?
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