The Depleted Leader (What to Do When You've Given Everything to Everyone Else)

You can't remember the last time you made it to the gym. Therapy's still just a note in your calendar from January. A friend is trying to reschedule the dinner you keep pushing, and at this point you've stopped promising a new date.  Individually, they're not a big deal. But together they show that you've become your own last priority. In this episode, we're talking about the depleted leader. You have nothing left to give, and you think you're hiding it, but people know. They've started working around your bad days, and the resentment you don't even mean to feel is leaking out anyway. This episode is for you if you're the one everyone leans on, and you can't remember the last time you had someone to lean on yourself. Key takeaways: How to ask for help without it costing you the reputation you've spent years building Why every leader needs at least three people they can be honest with Why recovering from depletion takes longer than you think, and how to protect the time it needs How to get comfortable saying no to the things you'd normally absorb without thinking If this is resonating with you, I can help. Reach out about working together: https://bit.ly/strongface-ep10  __ Strong Face is for leaders caught between caring for their people and enforcing a system that wasn't built to do so, without losing themselves in the process. Hosted by Tamara Steward, organizational consultant and founder of Spark the Firm, each episode takes one situation you're likely living through at work right now or have seen before, and shows you what's actually broken, and what's yours to fix.