CHAPTER 8
Five Steps for Women to Combat Burnout
by Ellen Keithline Byrne
As an executive coach who works with women leaders, it’s not unusual for me to see the sad, worried eyes of my coaching clients as the “aha” moment hits, and they realize: “I have burnout.”
This realization often comes as a shock. Once it’s teased out and women further share their feelings of exhaustion and lack of energy for work they once loved, it becomes glaringly obvious to them. But until that point, it’s typically something they beat themselves up for, their inner voice saying, “I just need to work harder! What’s wrong with me?”
My business partners and I estimate that almost 20% of the women in our six-month leadership intensives are expressing some symptoms of ...
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