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Episode 25: Leaders - Burnout and Productivity

June 12, 2022 Mope Oyetunji Season 2 Episode 25
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Episode 25: Leaders - Burnout and Productivity
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Show Notes

Hello my 360 Ladies 👋 

Episode 25 is here and we are still on Careers!

Super excited to have the graceful Akua Nyame-Mensah on this episode as we discuss golden nuggets for leaders on improving their productivity and preventing burnout. Akua is a certified executive and leadership coach (ICF), recognized facilitator, speaker, and host of the Open Door Conversations Podcast. 

On this episode we discuss the key importance of setting realistic expectations, how to cultivate self awareness and how managers can become better leaders.
This episode gives you tips on how to manage your time as as leader in an organisation and as a CEO of a startup.

Key highlights from this episode include:

  • Akua's squiggly career - 2:39
  • The transition to coaching - 3:12
  • Love a challenge- 8:32.50
  • How leaders can prevent burnout - 10:17/ 11:19
  • Cultivate your self awareness - 12:09
  • How to show up and engage - 14:27.50
  • Set realistic expectations- 14:49
  • Burnout could look different for different people - 15:59
  • Burnout vs Stress - 18:12
  • Define productivity for yourself - 19:02
  • Tools for productivity - 20:30
  • How can middle-managers become better leaders - 23:56
  • Loosing an employee - 27:25
  • Productivity is a feeling - 31:29

Akua has had the opportunity to live and work in the U.S., Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa and has consulted in and visited over 30 countries worldwide. In her work, she loves combining 'traditional' coaching approaches with leadership psychology, neuroscience, emotional intelligence research, and spiritual modalities. Akua works with leaders who are juggling a million responsibilities. She helps leaders clarify where they should focus their time and energy each day through her company ANM & Company so they go from reactive to proactive.

Connect with Akua Nyame-Mensah  here 

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