In the past year, leaders have gone from operating in crisis mode to managing teams experiencing burnout, while themselves feeling depleted of time, energy, and motivation. Can you relate?
Maybe you’re languishing. Don’t recognize that feeling? You probably know its effects: “with no disgnosable mental health condition, it is the absence of purpose or ability to find joy in our lives.” Sound familiar?
You can find more on the topic in Adam Grant’s terrific article There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing in The New York Times. In it, he recommends finding a flow.
Of flow, Mr. Grant says,
“People who became more immersed in their projects managed to avoid languishing and maintained their prepandemic happiness. […] Fragmented attention is an enemy of engagement and excellence.”
He recommends setting boundaries and focusing on a small goal.
The disruption of all things 2020 (pandemic, social justice unrest, working from home, kids at home) stole the flow for many of us. Changes became the norm. Even before the pandemic, a 2015 Gallup poll by Deloitte found 68% of leaders to be overwhelmed by the rapid pace of change.
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Our coaches work with all kinds of people, on all kinds of challenges, and within all kinds of budgets. If you’re facing a problem, we can help.
Positioning yourself and your teams to stop languishing and start flourishing could make all the difference.