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Improve your Leadership effectiveness and Prevent Burnout
In addition to decreased energy and feeling disconnected or cynical, burnout is also characterized by feelings of low accomplishment. Not feeling accomplished is a real and felt experience EVEN when we are effective.Â
The push to do better, achieve more, to be good enough or to get acknowledged creates more pressure and more work. It becomes a coping to fill a void or to continue to try to validate our worth. This feeling perpetuates a feeling of low energy, and not feeling connected when we hold back in our relationships or we work harder, which is exhausting.
Our belief in our ability to succeed is influenced by past results, feeling relevant, being recognized by others for our contributions, and encouragement and championship specifically from people we can relate to, who inspire us or who’s opinion matters.
When we are feeling effective, (productive, constantly learning, accomplished, successful…whatever word you would use for that feeling) we are energized. When we are energi...
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Kristen Truman-Allen, PhD, MS, RN, PCC
Kristen Truman-Allen is on a mission to ensure that every leader and the people they serve, live a fully engaged and integrated whole life. Kristen brings her experiences as Health Care Administrator, Emergency nurse, Outward Bound expeditionary learning instructor and Organization Development professional into her coaching for executives and formal leaders in organizations. With a PhD in Human Development and a Master’s in Human and Organization Systems, Kristen uses metaphor and intuition in her coaching of organizations and individual leaders to help them have the energy to integrate what’s most important to them. Kristen balances her family of 6, travel adventure, business and play and is passionate about evoking inspiration and impact in our world.