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Feb 2021
36m 41s

On the Brink of Burnout

Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins
About this episode
She’s ambitious and has always leaned into opportunities to lead. But in her current leadership role, her responsibilities just keep growing, which makes her feel like she can’t keep up. If this is what leadership is all about, she questions whether she even wants to lead anymore. Host Muriel Wilkins coaches this leader through her burnout toward strategies ... Show More
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