Here’s what happened. With lockdown in full swing in the Netherlands, my plans for Christmas and New Years, and that wondrous, eon-long week in between, were by definition low key. …

How a Christmas Day meditation helped me (reluctantly) find a positive perspective on 2021 — Today, Christmas Day, I did a yoga nidra class. As we are under lockdown in the Netherlands, it was in the safe, legal confines of a private home in a small group. Yoga nidra is basically yoga sleep. It’s a kind of guided meditation you do on a yoga mat…

Tangible ways to increase trust in your workplace — and why it matters. — The increase in focus on trust in the workplace is a great sign. We are moving away from treating people as human capital, a reductive and dehumanizing term, to treating people as, well, people. One key component of this shift is fostering a workplace where trust is the norm. “Earn…

How where we burn out can hold emotion and trauma — and how to prevent burnout recurring when you return to work — After burning out as a consultant in 2019, Allison found herself overwhelmed at the thought of returning to the place where her burnout had happened. “Even just imagining the place — walking into the reception area, the elevator, passing colleagues in the hall — made me feel tense and anxious.”

A personal piece on why these two words mean so much to me right now. — “Welcome home.” I’ve heard these words multiple times in the last week. Friends. My adopted family. Colleagues. People I’ve just met. The first to utter this phrase to me was the immigration officer who checked my Dutch passport after I landed at Schiphol. He was gruff yet friendly. I opened…

Özgün Ünver reveals what causes burnout in academia — and how to recover from academic burnout. — Özgün Ünver is a burnout expert and a wellbeing coach for academics. We met through LinkedIn and immediately bonded over our shared passion: ending burnout for individuals and within organizations. Academia is a field close to my heart (my brother is a professor of mathematics) and academics are particularly susceptible…

Davida Ginter on what needs to shift so change makers, social leaders and sustainability experts can avoid burnout and thrive. — LinkedIn is fast becoming one of my favorite places to meet like-minded people: like Davida Ginter. Davida is the founder and CEO of Enkindle Global and a bright, articulate leader in burnout prevention and culture change. …

Spoiler: burnout is not your fault. — Burnout is not just a bad day, or week, or even a challenging month. Burnout is an ongoing state of extreme exhaustion, cynicism, reduced capacity and loss of identity. Understanding why burnout happens is essential for a healthy future of work, and, well, a healthy future of us: burnout is…

Leadership expert Suzi McAlpine on what leaders can do to shift company culture and put an end to burnout. — I reached out to New Zealand-based leadership expert Suzi McAlpine after we connected through our work on burnout on Twitter. And I’m so glad I did. Suzi is the author of Beyond Burnout, a book which gives leaders and organizations practical, actionable strategies for shifting culture and ending burnout. She…