Empathetic leadership needn't be a recipe for burnout

Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward | practice | Empathetic leadership needn't be a recipe for burnout Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( December 18, 2023 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading the Way [] [Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward]( [Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward]( (Pixabay) Pausing to take stock of your company's progress and resources and evaluating if you're prepared to face the next year's challenges, uncertainties and opportunities is an excellent way to deter end-of-year fatigue, writes Tara Rethore, CEO of Strategy for Real. Taking that review to a personal level -- listing out this year's accomplishments and strengths and next year's goals for yourself and with your peers -- can also bring new energy, write Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis, co-founders and CEOs of Amazing If. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (12/14), [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (12/14) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Focus on your personal and professional growing edges in the new year, [write Tupper and Ellis](, outlining habits to develop, learning goals and people you'd like to network with during the new year. On a corporate level, identify workforce weaknesses that need shoring up and [strategize ways to handle coming disruptions in your industry](, Rethore advises. [] Smarter Communication [] [Empathetic leadership needn't be a recipe for burnout]( [Empathetic leadership needn't be a recipe for burnout]( (Pixabay) Empathy is an important leadership skill, but it sometimes can be exhausting, so Stanford psychologist and neuroscientist Jamil Zaki recommends practicing "sustainable empathy." "When you adopt empathy in the workplace, you expose yourself to the emotional ups and downs of everyone you manage," and three strategies -- including avoiding martyr syndrome -- can help you avoid compassion fatigue, Zaki writes. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (12/14) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Learn the [difference between emotional empathy and empathetic concern]( -- the latter is less likely to result in burnout, Zaki explains. Remember, too, that empathy is a skill. Practice yours so you're caring well rather than caring more, which means developing emotional balance. [] [When you'd rather not have that conversation ...]( Choosing flight over fight is understandable in the workplace, but "[a]voidance isn't sustainable" when it comes to issues that are tough to talk about, writes relationship professional, speaker and author Andy Lopata. Working to resolve the conflict yourself instead of waiting for someone else to step in is more likely to result in a satisfactory outcome that sticks, says Lopata says, who offers four tips for resolution. Full Story: [Psychology Today]( (12/14) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Lopata's first step involves [an intriguing way to view the problem]( from the other person's perspective. Next, explain how you perceive their concerns, share what you hope to achieve and find some common ground. 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