Susan Almon
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
location_on Canada
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Susan Almon has been a consultant for most of her career, working with clients to identify and resolve their problems, from small to very large. The breadth and variety of her experience, in many roles and across industries, gives her a unique perspective.
Susan strives to continuously improve and her recent speaking topics are a direct result of the research towards and outcomes of positive change for teams and clients.
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Recovering from Burnout - What to Expect
40 Mins
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Beginner
Burnout is a popular topic, even before the COVID-19 impacts to our lives. There is confusion because people use the word to describe everything from being tired after a tough week to a condition so severe that you need to leave your job, at least for a while.
A shared understanding of what burnout is, how to prevent it and how to recover lets us work together to make our workplaces safer and keep people healthier.
This talk will briefly explain the environments where burnout happens and the personal traits that may make you more susceptible, to set context, then talk about the impacts of burnout and how to recover or support someone who's recovering. Focus will be on topics that don't get talked about as much: cognitive and physical impacts, rehab (how to get your brain back in shape), what help you may need.
I diagnosed my own burnout while watching a DevOps conference talk. This is a "Yes, and..." continuation of the topic, to inform people of what to expect during recovery. Most advice stops after advising rest and possibly leaving your job. That may not be enough to get you ready to go back to work. Burnout can affect your brain like an injury and understanding this will equip you to seek the help you need.
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