HR Burnout: If You Don’t Feel Valuable, Stop This
Be mindful of your self-talk. It’s a conversation with the universe. –David James Lees There’s a familiar thread that runs through so many of the conversations I have with HR professionals. They don’t feel valued, and they are experiencing HR Burnout. They feel like the business doesn’t see them. Like, their contribution is invisible. Like […]
HR: This Is the One Area That Needs Your Attention
What if everything you’ve been told about HR burnout is only addressing the symptoms, not the cause? If you’ve read the latest HR Mental Wellbeing Report by Towergate, the numbers are confronting: If I were still working in HR today, I’d probably read that and say: Of course, we’re burning out. Look at what we’re dealing […]
Why Traditional Leadership Programmes Aren’t Delivering Lasting Change
Leadership development training is often seen as the solution to creating confident, capable, and impactful leaders. For leaders, however, these programmes often fail to address the deeper issues driving burnout, self-doubt, and limiting beliefs. When I worked in HR, I saw thousands of pounds poured into these programmes, with very little to show for it. […]
Why HR Doesn’t Need More Resilience Training
As an HR Leader, you’ve done the traditional resilience training.You have invested in mental health awareness sessions.You’ve watched stress management webinars. So why do you still feel you’re carrying the weight of the organisation on your shoulders and experiencing HR Burnout? So let me say it clearly:You don’t need more resilience training.You need a new paradigm of […]
The Conditioned Patterns Driving HR Burnout
This is the second of four steps to preventing HR burnout. If you’ve arrived here first, here’s what you’ve missed. In HR Burnout Is Not What You Think I set out the foundation: everything you experience, moment to moment to moment, no exception, is an internally generated response based on the perceptual map and model […]
You Are Already More Powerful Than You Know: A Love Letter to HR Leaders
I need to tell you something that might just change everything for you. You are already incredibly powerful. Not in some future version of yourself when you’ve “figured it all out” or when you finally feel “ready enough.” Right now. Today. In this moment. I know this because I see you. I see you showing up […]
HR Burnout Is Not What You Think. Here’s What’s Really Causing It
You didn’t step into HR to feel like this. You started because you care. You believe in people. You wanted to make a difference. Somewhere along the line, things started to shift. You’re showing up every day. You’re doing your best. And it still feels like you’re barely keeping your head above water. You feel […]
Why Self-Awareness Isn’t Enough: Consciousness and the Future of HR
We Talk About Self-Awareness in Leadership. But What About Consciousness? Self-awareness has become a buzzword in leadership circles. We talk about the need for emotionally intelligent leaders. About understanding our patterns. About being more reflective. And that’s a good thing. But here’s the problem: we’ve stopped there. True transformation doesn’t come from self-awareness alone. It […]
Why Change Doesn’t Stick When You’re Burnt Out
Have you ever woken up and decided, truly decided, that today is the day you’re going to make a change? You feel clear. Empowered. Maybe even excited. You imagine the version of yourself who’s changed, and it feels good. You set goals. You create intentions. You say, right, that’s it. I’m doing it this time. […]
Workplace Trauma: A New Approach for Organisations
Many organisations are doing fantastic work when it comes to workplace mental health support. We’ve come a long way from the days when Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) were the only option available. But despite these advancements, something isn’t quite clicking. Employees are still burning out.EAP services remain underutilised.People are struggling in silence instead of speaking to their managers. And what I’m observing […]