Episode 63: Who Burns Out? Spot Burnout in Your Most Engaged Leaders

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Following last episode’s look at how being easy to reach pulls managers into constant questions, ex-British Army officer and GM Jimmy Burroughes asks who actually burns out. He explains burnout as the gap between accountability and ability, and why your most committed people fill that gap with evenings, weekends and sleep. Drawing on his own time as a GM, he gives two practical tools: listening for “I’ll just” justifications, and asking “where are you at today?” as a percentage, followed by “what would get you to 70?”.

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Episode highlights:

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - The person you never worry about

01:09 - Who actually burns out

02:01 - Accountability exceeds ability

03:23 - Jimmy’s own burnout story

05:18 - The “I’ll just” warning sign

05:52 - Ask for their percentage

07:08 - This week’s action

07:41 - Am I the Bottleneck assessment

08:35 - Outro

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