Answering your Questions About Job Burnout and Sponsoring One of Your Team

While I can’t make any specific promises, I do have a particular concern for those leaders currently experiencing significant stress. At the very least I will arrange a conversation with this person to address some of their initial concerns and questions about job burnout.

A sense of hope is often one of the key needs at a time like this. If I believe I can be of assistance, I’ll consider providing coaching as soon as I can fit them in my schedule.

Is there a point at which an individual might need something other than or in addition to coaching for job burnout?

Yes. There is a difference between clinical burnout where the individual exhibits a pathology and what I call cultural burnout where there is still room for change to avoid clinical burnout happening.

I have provided coaching in tandem with other care professionals. However, where warranted, I will suggest individuals work with professionals other than myself, or in addition to myself.

What happens if the individual decides to leave the organization?

This is not uncommon because situations within the organization often give rise to job burnout. However, your intervention and care for the leader or executive involved and the coaching intervention may allow you to retain an individual who will have increased capacity to work with greater effectiveness within the organization.

Again, I can’t guarantee it, but the individual will often stay if they get good coaching early on.

I’m experiencing burnout. Will my information be confidential?

Yes. Client information and conversations are always confidential unless you indicate you are going to do immediate harm to yourself or perpetrate something that is illegal.

What experience do you have?

I have been professionally providing coaching support to leaders, executives and individuals experiencing overload and burnout for over 26 years. There is never a work week goes by that I am not coming alongside leaders.

First - Prevention - Avoiding burnout altogether.

# 1 Reclaim Control - Dealing with your immediate situation to bring relief

# 2 Adjust Approach - Finding and adopting new strategies for moving forward

# 3 Sustain Gains - Ensure you are moving forward with consistent results.

Throughout - Build Capacity - Build in resilience and adaptability for the future.

I am experiencing burnout. I want to work with you. Do you need to speak with others about my situation?

Maybe. But even then, I would only speak to those you give me permission to speak to. I’ll leave it to you whether or not you want me to speak with a spouse, employer or business partner. Just know that I don't require to speak with anyone other than you. 

Oftentimes burnout is not well understood, so I understand you may be feeling the need for privacy.

Will my insurance cover this?

While I have expertise in dealing with burnout, you will have to investigate if our engagement fee would be eligible for insurance purposes. We have nothing to do with any insurance programs.

So, my short answer is ‘I don't know'. Please direct your questions about burnout and coverage to your insurance provider. I deal strictly with you.

In the course of working together, if you believe further assistance is required, do you recommend specific professionals?

No I do not. Since I work internationally, I have no way of knowing who the quality professionals are in any particular area.

May we contact someone personally to discuss our situation?

Absolutely. If you or someone you care about is experiencing significant stress and you have further questions about burnout and your situation, you can have a direct conversation with me.

My office number is 705.687.2711. You may have to leave a message, but I will get back to you as promptly as possible, probably via email.

Or use the convenient contact form on this site. I want to answer your questions about job burnout and how my specialized and experienced coaching support can assist you.