27: GitHub’s Anjuan Simmons on Helping Yourself and Others Through Burnout

Leaders Unscripted

03-10-2023 • 45 mins

We’re more aware of burnout than ever before, but are we looking out for leaders as much as our teams?

As GitHub’s Anjuan Simmons can attest, burnout is an equal opportunity force, which affects teams, managers, VPs and CEOs alike.

His advice on spotting and dealing with burnout within yourself and your team is absolutely inspired, and makes for an incredibly powerful episode of Leaders Unscripted.

This episode covers:

  • How Star Trek influenced Anjuan’s career
  • Spotting the signs of burnout, and how it happens
  • Leaders’ experiences with burnout
  • The art of ‘self-arresting’
  • How to build burnout-resilience
  • Using human relationships to work through periods of stress
  • Recognising signs of your team burning out

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