Leading Under Pressure Without Burning Out: Executive Series
Welcome to November. Your team is dragging. You're running on fumes. And sometime in the next few weeks, someone is going to have a conversation about you. A review. Maybe about your stats or numbers. A conversation about where you might be next year. Maybe even about your vibe.
My guess is that you're working hard but that you're running out of energy. You're trying to come up with a plan that allows you to reach your goals and still have time to enjoy life, but it feels impossible!
How To Prevent Executive Burnout
Most professionals scramble when November arrives. They try to finish everything at once, but when you try to finish everything, you don't finish anything well.
This month I’m doing something different to help you prevent executive burnout. I've recorded four short episodes of Peak Performance Anxiety, one a week, to help you finish the year strong without giving up your life.
Leading Under Pressure
Here's the plan I shared in this week's episode:
STEP 1: FINISH. Yes, finish is first. Pick ONE goal you want to achieve by December 15th. Write it down. Every task and decision points to this finish.
STEP 2: RELEASE. Choose one thing to stop doing. The extra meeting. The late-night editing. The need to sound perfect. Committing to stop is leadership and it keeps you moving to that one finish point you've chosen to hit by December 15.
STEP 3: LEAD. Before you walk into the room, do a 2-minute reset. Leading under pressure, means balancing your nervous system first. Feet on the floor. Long exhale. Calm first, then execute. Not the other way around.
*Check out the September Episode: The Exec's Q4 Plan: How To Lead Without Burning Out
My friend, there is a version of you that is remembered in December as the person who leads under pressure, who stayed focused, calm, and certain! There's also a version that stresses out and slowly gives up. You get to decide which version shoes up.
If you're ready for support in sticking to your plan when the pressure is on, that's exactly what I do in 1:1 coaching. It starts with a free Performance Audit.
Ready to listen to the first episode in the series??
Be sure to come back next week to learn about executive presence and how to present yourself in front of your team and boss.
Cheering for you!
💜 Megan
P.S. Got a work buddy who's running on fumes? Share this with them. They'll thank you!
P.P.S. Message me on LinkedIn and let me know what one thing you're finishing by December 15!
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