Episode 29

The Paradox Of Psychological Safety At Work: How Its Unforeseen Consequences Could Be Undermining Burnout Preventing For Your Teams [Episode 029]

23% of UK employees considered quitting due to burnout in the past week. As a line manager or leader, it's essential that we can spot the warning signs, and know what to do about it, to prevent it. But there's a problem: psychological safety at work legislation creates a paradox that can unintentionally undermine our burnout prevention efforts.

Here's what you'll discover in today's SoultuitiveĀ® Leaders podcast episode:

  1. the paradox of how psychological safety at work can actually undermine burnout prevention, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea
  2. How burnout affects individuals, teams, organisations and home life - warning signs for line managers and leaders
  3. Why this paradox only exists because we're fixing the wrong thing with both burnout and psychological safety at work
  4. Why the solution lies in deeply addressing the three pillars of burnout
  5. Simple actions you can take today to turn this around, more quickly and easily than you might imagine

Here are the resources I mention in today's episode:

And here's where we're talking about this, over on LinkedIn. I'd love to get to join in the discussion with you.

About the Podcast

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Soultuitive Leaders With Clare Josa
For leaders who are making waves and changing the rules - with their hearts - not just their heads.

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Clare Josa

Clare Josa is a global authority on Imposter Syndrome, the author of eight books, and she has spent 20 years specialising in helping passionate world-changers to get out of their own way. Her original training as an engineer means her inspirational approach is grounded in practical common sense, creating breakthroughs not burnout.