MIM hosted coaching workshop on professional burning out on October, 23. Natalia Romanenko, certified coach and president of the Ukrainian Chapter of the European Coach Federation was a keynote speaker.

Relentless competition, on-going changes in the marketplace and industries’ innovations are tough on people. Balancing life and work, reducing stress, and having some rest without losing the competition is a real challenge for everyone. When striking a balance fails, people suffer burnouts.
Here is the burnout ranking:
1. Top management. Nearly 98% of top managers suffer from serious stress;
2. Dealing with people. Salespeople, HRs, lawyers, and all others who deal with people. Human interaction is a stress itself but when it pairs with responsibilities or much work or lack of rewards it becomes the perfect burnout driver;
3. Processes. No obvious rewards and mundaneness may kill any joy related to work.
4. Victimization. People who suffering and tend to victimize themselves can make a hell of any activities;
5. Negativity. Those who always complain and pay attention to weak spots are among those who are risking burnout the most.
Why do we suffer from burnouts? The top-list of reasons includes:
1. Combination of multitasking, too many assignments, and short deadlines;
2. Workplace conflicts;
3. Authoritarianism, no feedback, unspecified job descriptions, and emotional pressure;
4. No work-life balance.
You are suffering a burnout if you are:
1. Chronically tired and emotionally depleted;
2. Procrastinating and pencil pushing;
3. Either go ballistic or stay passive and indifferent.
Burnout is different from prima donna - ing. It is a problem which needs and could be taken care of. There are developed instruments and strategies for self-regulation and recovery. The most popular of them are Balance Wheel and Personal Goal Mapping. However, self-reflection is probably the most important things as it shows when the situation needs to be corrected.