by Dr. Susan Biali | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life
When I speak to organizations about burnout prevention, I often warn about the risks of either being—or leading—an “extra miler”. If you consistently go the extra mile in everything you do, you’re a great asset to any team or organization (and anyone who knows...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jul 23, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Mental Health
I had my first taste of burning out (along with overlapping depression) years ago, when I was an Emergency Medicine resident. Because I never wanted to hit bottom that hard, ever again, I decided to learn everything I could about resilience and mental wellness. I...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Burnout / Workplace, Mental Health
A few years ago, I spoke about burnout at a national meeting of an association of specialist physicians. I’m always a little nervous when speaking to physician colleagues, and this was no exception. A few minutes before the presentation, I was doing something near the...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Mar 13, 2019 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
As a coach I work with a variety of leaders (from mid-level managers to high-ranking executives), helping them to reduce their stress, recover from burnout, improve work-life balance and operate more effectively. Time after time, after I do a little digging, a core...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Sep 19, 2018 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
I’ve spoken to corporations about the importance of self-care and burnout prevention for years, and have followed leadership expert Michael Hyatt for years. The two worlds collided recently when I listened to his podcast version of Self-Care as a Leadership...
by Dr. Susan Biali | Sep 12, 2018 | Burnout / Workplace, Examine your life, Reflections for Your Journey
People toss around the word “burnout” a lot these days. Every time I speak about burnout to a group or at a conference, people come up to me wide-eyed afterward, saying, “This is what’s wrong with me! I just thought I was exhausted and stressed.”...
