Lunch & Learn | Why High Performers Burn Out
Session Abstract
Project environments often reward reliability, composure, and the ability to carry pressure without visible strain. Over time, these same strengths can quietly become risk factors, especially for high-performing project managers and leaders working in sustained delivery cycles.
This session explores why burnout often shows up in individuals who are competent, committed, and deeply invested in outcomes. Rather than focusing only on workload or stress, we look at the underlying performance patterns and unspoken expectations that shape how leaders handle responsibility, urgency, and themselves across complex initiatives.
Participants will be guided to look beyond familiar symptoms like fatigue or disengagement and recognize what typically comes before them. The session offers a practical lens to identify early signals, interrupt unhelpful dynamics, and sustain performance without relying on constant overextension.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize early signs of burnout in high-performing project roles before delivery or engagement is impacted,
- Distinguish workload-related stress from deeper performance patterns that increase burnout risk,
- Apply practical strategies to sustain performance under pressure without increasing personal cost.
Meet the Speaker
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