How to Call BS ON BURNOUT®: Swapping Myths & “Tricks” for Strategies that Work!

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In March 2023, the Chronicle of Higher Education said, “The Librarians Are Not OK”. Librarians are tasked with emotional labor, decreasing resources, and increasing demands. They may be experiencing reduced support systems in their workplace or community, and feel underappreciated or at least as if the community that relies on them doesn’t understand all that they contribute. And that’s just the work part, not to mention the life stress part. 

And yet, conversations around burnout, for all professions, often center around individual fixes and failings: pushing self-care as the sole fix for what is really a systemic problem. 

This session, led by Rachel Boehm, a leading authority in burnout, stress, and performance, will bust common burnout myths, and go beyond those quick fixes that don’t seem to fix anything, to share the real causes of burnout and Science-Backed, People-Proven™ strategies to prevent burnout or recover from it.

Key Takeaways

● A science-backed framework to boost job performance and satisfaction while protecting mental/physical health.

● Understand the early warning signs of burnout that most miss

● Immediately actionable tools and longer-term strategies to reduce burnout rates across your team

Session details coming soon.

Thriving in the Legal Pressure Cooker: How Legal Professionals Can Rise to the Top Without Burning Out

The legal profession is shifting away from an outdated model that equates success with constant sacrifice; that the only way to excel in the job is to allow the job to consume all else. There are calls for improved lawyer well-being with more firms and advocates supporting the shift, recognizing that there is an ethical duty for lawyers to be able to put their well-being first. We now know that the higher the well-being, the better the performance, the greater the satisfaction, and the longer the tenure.

Yet, many don’t know where to start. Or fear starting believing they have to choose between well-being and high performance. This session busts that myth and lays out realistic, actionable steps legal professionals can take to achieve professional excellence without sacrificing their well-being.

This new paradigm isn't about working less, it's about working more effectively, efficiently, wisely, and intentionally, and with a sustainable approach that honors both your professional commitments and personal health.

Key Takeaways:

• Discover a groundbreaking approach to sustainable high performance that challenges traditional notions of success in the legal profession.

• Understand the importance of energy management and its direct impact on work performance and duty to client representation.

• Learn practical techniques to begin improving work patterns and personal well-being immediately.

• Leave knowing that it's possible to honor your professional calling while honoring your personal well-being, and feel empowered to take action by knowing how to get started.

This brown bag session will cover the following:

• Common misconceptions leaders have about burnout and its relationship to performance and engagement

• The true cost of burnout to organizations and how to calculate the ROI of anti-burnout leadership

• Recognizing early signs of burnout in team members

• Strategies for fostering a culture of sustainable high-performance

• Measuring and monitoring team well-being alongside performance metrics

Beyond Wellness Programs: Transforming HR's Approach to Workplace Burnout

By the end of the session, participants will feel seen, heard, and equipped with actionable tools and insights to transform their organization’s approach to burnout. Whether they are new to HR or a seasoned professional, they will leave with fresh perspectives to create a healthier, more engaged, and productive workplace.

Learning Objectives

• Identify both systemic and individual factors contributing to workplace burnout, understanding why traditional wellness programs may fall short in addressing these complex issues.

• Develop data-driven strategies to overcome organizational barriers and gain leadership buy-in for a more comprehensive and effective “wellness program” that reduces burnout and increases sustainable peak performance.

• Recognize and address the unique challenges HR professionals face in managing their own burnout while supporting others, and learning techniques for building resilience within HR teams.

If you’re a leader drowning in the chaos of the times. Every decision feels like a gamble because the ground keeps moving beneath your feet. You’re watching your team struggle under the weight, morale is plummeting, and layoffs might be looming (or have already begun). You’re worried you’ll lose your best talent in a “leaner, meaner” organization.

You’re left wondering what to say to yourself, your team, and your loved ones, leaving you either frantically trying to keep up or paralyzed by fear of making the wrong move.

The thing is, to survive, your organization has to move forward strategically, and that’s what this workshop is all about. By giving you and your team immediately actionable tools to cut through the noise and focus on what you can control, you and your team will be able to turn stress into a strategic advantage.

Key takeaways include:
Enhanced Decision-Making and Strategic Focus: By managing stress effectively, leaders can make more informed decisions, prioritize key metrics, and maintain focus on long-term goals, even in chaotic environments. This strategic approach helps navigate crises while maintaining a clear vision for the organization.

 
Improved Productivity and Efficiency: Effective stress management leads to increased employee productivity, reduced absenteeism, and lower turnover rates, all of which contribute to cost savings and improved bottom-line performance.

Increased Adaptability and Resilience: Leaders who manage stress well set a precedent for resilience within their teams, enabling them to adapt to challenges more effectively. This adaptability enhances organizational performance and readiness to capitalize on new opportunities.

This dynamic breakout session, titled "Beyond Wellness Programs: Transforming HR's Approach to Workplace Burnout," addresses the critical issue of increasing workplace burnout across all generations and organizational levels. The session will explore why traditional wellness programs often fall short in reducing burnout and discuss how HR can implement systemic solutions in partnership with senior leaders to combat this pervasive problem. Attendees will gain actionable insights on elevating HR's role in shaping company culture, securing leadership buy-in, and implementing effective burnout-prevention strategies, while also learning techniques for managing their own burnout and building resilience within HR teams.

For too long professional success has been framed as a tradeoff with personal health and well-being. This is a false choice that sabotages both. This webinar will show you why. Why burnout is not the inevitable price of high achievement. We’ll explore how IT leaders and entrepreneurs can redefine peak performance without burning out.

Drawing on Science-Backed, People-Proven™ methods, this session will demystify the burnout process, helping you recognize early warning signs in yourself and your team. We’ll delve into the hidden costs of chronic stress on decision-making, innovation, and bottom-line results – factors critical to any IT business’s success. This isn’t about working less; it’s about working smarter for yourself, your clients, and your team.

Key Takeaways

● A science-backed framework to boost productivity and protect mental/physical health.

● Understand the early warning signs of burnout that most miss

● Know the business ROI for self-investment and anti-burnout leadership

● Immediately actionable tools for moments of high stress

Title: Navigating Turbulence: Stress Management Strategies for Uncertain Times

Description:
In the fast-paced world of event planning and trade shows, constant deadlines, high expectations, and ever-shifting targets can take a toll. If you're feeling the pressure of acute and chronic stress, or even teetering on the edge of burnout, this session is designed for you.

Join expert speaker and coach Rachel Boehm (NBC-HWC; PhD Candidate) for a practical and engaging session that goes beyond quick fixes. We'll explore actionable strategies to manage stress in the moment – those immediate techniques to regain control when things get intense. 

But more importantly, we'll delve into the power of sustainable, daily habits that build resilience, improve your overall well-being, and equip you to navigate the industry's inherent challenges with greater ease and focus.

This session provides a supportive space to:

• Understand the impact of stress and burnout in the event planning world.

• Learn practical tools to manage stress in the moment.

• Discover simple, yet effective, daily habits to reduce chronic stress and build resilience.

• Leave with a personalized plan to thrive, not just survive, in this demanding industry.

If you're a leader drowning in the chaos of the times . . Every decision feels like a gamble because the ground keeps moving beneath your feet. You're watching your team struggle under the weight, morale is plummeting, and layoffs might be looming. (or have already begun). You're worried you'll lose your best talent in a "leaner, meaner" organization. 

You're left wondering what to say to yourself, your team, and your loved ones, leaving you either frantically trying to keep up or paralyzed by fear of making the wrong move. 

The thing is, to survive, your organization has to move forward strategically, and that's what this workshop is all about. By giving you and your team immediately

actionable tools to cut through the noise and focus on what you can control, you and your team will be able to turn stress into a strategic advantage.

Key takeaways include:

l. Enhanced Decision Making and Strategic Focus:  By managing stress effectively, leaders can make more informed decisions, prioritize key metrics, and maintain focus on long-term goals, even in chaotic environments. This strategic approach helps navigate crises while maintaining a clear vision for the organization.

2. Improved Productivity and Efficiency:  Effective stress management leads to increased employee productivity, reduced absenteeism, and lower turnover rates, all of which contribute to cost savings and improved bottom-line performance.

3. Increased Adaptability and Resilience:  Leaders who manage stress well set a precedent for resilience within their teams, enabling them to adapt to challenges more effectively. This adaptability enhances organizational performance and readiness to capitalize on new opportunities.

This program will provide 1 hour of recertification credit for SHRM. 

The Society of Consulting Psychology's 2025 Annual Conference, themed "Collaboration, Community and Common ground," will take place in Charleston, South Carolina on February 7-8, 2025. This conference offers consulting psychologists an opportunity to learn together and from others about working with organizations, leaders, and teams to help them discover their future potential, while addressing the effects of polarization.

I will discuss what we know and don’t know about creating evidence-based interventions to address burnout at the individual and organizational-levels, challenges with measures not in the public domain, and opportunities to create scaleable interventions based on public-domain tools.

BURNOUT!

In the fast-paced world of meetings and events, burnout has become an all-too-common challenge for professionals juggling demanding schedules and high expectations. This session offers a candid discussion about the signs and symptoms of burnout, as well as practical strategies for prevention and recovery. We’ll explore self-care techniques, time management tips, and ways to foster a supportive work environment that prioritizes mental well-being. Join us to share your experiences, connect with peers facing similar challenges, and leave with actionable insights to help you reclaim your energy and passion for the work you love. Together, we can combat burnout and create a healthier, more sustainable industry.

Moderator: Steven Stout, Executive Director, Texas Society of Association Executives

Did you know menopause costs women $1.8 billion in lost work? And burnout among women is up to 42%? Get solutions Aug 21 to this critical threat to the workplace.

We'll explore how businesses can protect their valuable talent, focusing on perimenopause, menopause, and burnout. Recent studies show that 15% of women have missed work or reduced hours due to menopause symptoms. Moreover, women continue to experience higher levels of burnout than men. HR professionals, benefit providers, and women in the workforce: don't miss this opportunity to address these critical issues and potential solutions.

Part of the International Step Into Your Power Webinar Series:

A bubble bath with a glass of wine might sound like a dream, but is it an effective remedy for stress? Self-care is often viewed as indulgent or even selfish, but Rachel is here to redefine what self-care means and how our daily practices influence our health, well-being, and overall life satisfaction. She’ll demonstrate the importance of consistent self-care, providing attendees with simple ideas to feel personally and professionally fulfilled. She’ll also explore self-care techniques that aren’t quite so “Insta-worthy” but are vital for sustainable well-being, like establishing boundaries, improving coping strategies, and developing an emergency plan.

Takeaways include:
The science behind stress cycles + the best ways to close them
An essential self-check-in tool to audit your quality of life
How to build a restorative self-care plan with practical habits and routines

In partnership with NOVA SHRM - Northern Virginia Society for Human Resource Management.

Burnout can start inconspicuously among even your most engaged employees and can spread almost contagiously throughout the organization. This 60-minute workshop will equip HR professionals with the knowledge and tools to identify the 12 stages of burnout, the common organizational-level and individual-level contributors of burnout, and most importantly strategies for prevention and correction.

Course Objectives:

• Identify the latest organizational design issues contributing to burnout.

• Understand the 12 stages of burnout and how they progress.

• Know how burnout impacts our physical, emotional, and mental states.

• Learn best practices for individuals and organizations to prevent burnout.

Earn One Credit for both HRCI and SHRM!

Most workplace wellness programs focus on changing employee behavior. The effective programs go one step further and also work to redesign the workplace. This step is critical to the success of employee wellness programs and solving key management concerns such as burnout, turnover, reduced performance and engagement, low morale, and decreased client/customer satisfaction.

Employers cannot continue trying to make the canaries more resilient, they have to improve the mine. Or they will run out of canaries. 

Every individual wants to do their best work. They want to be healthier, live better, and show up. But if the environment does not allow them to, they won’t. They can’t. How do you know if your workplace is giving employees the environment, tools, and support they need to do and be their best? 

This workshop will help attendees explore how to build a powerfully effective and comprehensive wellness program to reduce the risk of burnout and other critical management concerns by improving company culture, engagement, and organizational design.

Burnout-Proof Your Organization: How to Increase Retention, Boost Engagement, and Become an Employer of Choice.

40% of employee turnover is due to stress. And turnover costs on average 1.5-2 times the employee's salary. Burnout costs businesses through turnover, but first it will cost you in worse performance, lower morale, poor customer service, absenteeism, health care costs, and more. 

According to Gallup, 75% of employees experience workplace burnout at least some of the time. And while 91 percent of surveyed leaders believed their employees thought they cared about their well-being, that number was actually 56%, according to Deloitte. 

If you own a business or manage a team of employees, join this Small Business Roundtable talk on burnout prevention. Business psychologist and employee well-being consultant Rachel Boehm, Rachel Boehm Coaching & Consulting LLC, will share the top contributing factors and red flags that signal burnout, and critical strategies that leaders can enact to burnout-proof their culture.