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You keep saying yes to everyone on your team, and somehow you are the one running out of steam. If that sounds familiar, the problem might not be your workload. It might be how you define your job.
On this episode of When Does It Get Good?, host Zovig Garboushian runs a real coaching session with a leader named Mike, who recently went from having no direct reports to managing a team of nine. He came in wanting to understand where that sense of pressure is coming from and what to do to manage it, and the conversation uncovered something he had not named before. Mike walks through the exact moment he realizes his sense of duty might be the thing wearing him down, a clear picture of burnout as a new manager hiding behind good intentions.
Zovig points out the specific language Mike keeps repeating and what it reveals about his identity as a leader. She pushes past his measured, polished answers and into the part he has been avoiding, the fear that if his approach stops working, he will not know who he is without it. Together they work through how to stop overfunctioning at work without abandoning the people who depend on him.
If you have ever questioned whether your leadership identity goes beyond problem solving, or wanted a real example of how to sit with uncomfortable emotions instead of fixing them, this episode gives you language for both. Press play and see what shifts.
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 Kicking off a season of real coaching sessions
02:27 Mike names the pressure of leading again
06:51 Why leading with heart feels risky
11:40 Fear of letting his people down
19:27 How to stop feeling responsible for everyone's happiness
23:01 The show must go on mentality
30:29 Zovig reframes the action taker identity
44:29 Naming the fear of failure underneath
50:46 Choosing wait and see over action
57:18 Closing thoughts and what comes next
Links
Connect with Zovig Garboushian:
Visit the Boldness Ablaze website
Connect with Zovig on LinkedIn
