When Mark Butler experienced burnout, his body threw in the towel but neglected to tell his brain! Mark’s subsequent recovery sparked a pivot into mental health and a passion for helping others which now sees him work with leaders, teams and organisations to help them recognise, anticipate and recover from burnout. With COVID putting mental health front and centre, Mark offers leadership strategies based around providing support over solutions.
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Canberra leadership expert Zoe Routh on leadership mindset through COVID
Are you over it yet? This crisis seems to go on and on, unrelenting. Yet, as leaders there is no timeout or time off. We’ve got to keep on keeping on. I thought I’d give us a bit of a PAUSE button to reflect on what we can take from this experience. I also go over some key highlights of this past season on the podcast so you can get a concentrated dose of leadership insights that are useful for now.
Why you should listen:
Now’s the time to get really clear on what you want: here are some things to think about
Clarify what matters most: I share my list to inspire yours
Season round up: with insights on innovation from experts and authors that are essential tools for leading next through the pandemic
Sneak preview of interviews coming up over the coming months: Leadership on the ground with CEOs from not for profits, global IT companies, agribusiness, and a Vice Chancellor! So much goodness and rich insights coming up
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Read MoreCanberra based leadership expert Zoe Routh on leadership through COVID
Uncertainty, fear, and unprecedented circumstances. What can we do? There are things we can do right now to lead ourselves and help others. We can also start to navigate the ship through uncharted waters - we can craft a better future, now. We look at how to frame our challenge, how to look after ourselves, how to deal with amygdala hijack responses, confront the brutal truth of the pandemic, and then start to shape what’s next.
Why you should listen:
Tips to look after yourself: increase (or introduce) meditation, get fresh air and sunshine, stop doing stuff that affects your immune system, create connection and build interactions.
Be mindful of the uncertainty effect: survival mode and panic buying, distraction, short term memory suppression, irritability, adrenaline and getting hyped up.
How to look after your people: online collaboration tools, instigate virtual social interactions like online scrabble or virtual happy hour, support those who live alone the most - think plants and pets, share stories of generosity and appreciation, set up regular daily and weekly routines for remote teams
Confront the brutal truth: the future progress of the pandemic effect
Start creating a new normal: we aren’t going back to the way things were
Make a stand and a declaration: what kind of future do you want to create?
Lead with questions: Share interesting questions (not answers) to spark possibilities!
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