Ep4 Burnout

04/18/22 • 33 min

Dr Amanda Potter shares her research and personal experience of Burnout - what are the causes, what is the relationship between stress, burnout and depression, and what actions could be taken to overcome the feelings and emotions associated with burning out. Amanda will also start to look at resilience and physical intelligence. These two topics will be explored further in later podcasts.
In this episode Amanda is being interviewed by her co-Director Tim Hepworth.
The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/
To contact Amanda via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon
To contact Amanda via email: [email protected]
For more information about the BeTalent Resilience Questionnaire please go to:
https://www.betalent.com/product-resilience
Timestamps

Burnout

· 00:00 – Introduction to Burnout

· 00:56 – Sounds more like a metal breakdown to me...

· 01:57 – The rule of 3

· 03:01 – A Workplace Syndrome

· 03:42 – Work; the route of all evil

· 04:20 – AA don’t have it all to themselves

· 05:55 – It’s on the horizon!

Retrospective

· 07:06 – Is this for young people, or for all of us?

· 08:09 – A retrospective name

· 08:38 – Stress

· 09:14 – I’m not getting in that Ice Bath!!!

· 10:19 – Mind and body

· 11:03 – Neuroscience

· 12:01 – Subconscious Pessimism

· 12:48 – I think you should calm down...

The key to your health

· 13:26 – Physiological Sigh?

· 14:34 – 2 breaths in, 1 breath out

· 15:41 – Get a load of that Panorama (Not the BBC series)

· 17:37 – Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic

· 18:00 – Walk before work

· 19:00 – I though you ought to know... I’m feeling very depressed

· 20:21 – Fancy a pill?

· 21:18 – AHA!

Touchstones

· 22:39 – Would you care to share with us?

· 23:48 – Falling down

· 25:39 – You’ve got a friend in me

· 27:04 – So close, yet so far

· 28:39 – Resilience; a sneak peak

· 30:01 – From 12 steps, to 3... now 9

· 31:27 – Final thoughts?

33:00 – The end.

Talk it all out

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Burnout

· 00:00 – Introduction to Burnout

· 00:56 – Sounds more like a metal breakdown to me...

· 01:57 – The rule of 3

· 03:01 – A Workplace Syndrome

· 03:42 – Work; the route of all evil

· 04:20 – AA don’t have it all to themselves

· 05:55 – It’s on the horizon!

Retrospective

· 07:06 – Is this for young people, or for all of us?

· 08:09 – A retrospective name

· 08:38 – Stress

· 09:14 – I’m not getting in that Ice Bath!!!

· 10:19 – Mind and body

· 11:03 – Neuroscience

· 12:01 – Subconscious Pessimism

· 12:48 – I think you should calm down...

The key to your health

· 13:26 – Physiological Sigh?

· 14:34 – 2 breaths in, 1 breath out

· 15:41 – Get a load of that Panorama (Not the BBC series)

· 17:37 – Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic

· 18:00 – Walk before work

· 19:00 – I though you ought to know... I’m feeling very depressed

· 20:21 – Fancy a pill?

· 21:18 – AHA!

Touchstones

· 22:39 – Would you care to share with us?

· 23:48 – Falling down

· 25:39 – You’ve got a friend in me

· 27:04 – So close, yet so far

· 28:39 – Resilience; a sneak peak

· 30:01 – From 12 steps, to 3... now 9

· 31:27 – Final thoughts?

33:00 – The end.

Talk it all out

Previous Episode

Ep3 Cognitive Diversity & Inclusion

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Dr Amanda Potter sharing her research on Cognitive Diversity - why it is critical for business and team effectiveness and how it is different from demographic or identity diversity.
In this episode, Amanda is being interviewed by Tim Hepworth.
The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/
To contact Amanda via LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon
To contact Amanda via email:
[email protected]
For more information about the BeTalent Strengths Questionnaire please go to: https://www.betalent.com/product-strengths
Timestamps

Cognitive Diversity

00:00 – Introduction to Cognitive Diversity
00:49 – What exactly is Cognitive Diversity?
01:03 – Demographic Diversity
01:34 – It’s how we think; its all in your mind
01:41 – Heuristics 101
01:53 – Inside vs. Outside

Importance of Cognitive Diversity

02:09 – Why are we discussing it?
02:32 – Own your consequences
02:46 – Is inclusion an illusion?
03:25 – Strengths
03:56 – Is strengths the same as motivation?
04:16 – Being meticulous and motivated
05:00 – The application of strengths in organizations
05:26 – They are outstanding & above-average
05:56 – Banks like averages
06:47 – Are strengths part of our personalities?
06:58 – Personality vs. Strengths
07:35 – Why talk about strengths over Cognitive Diversity?
07:58 – Strengths as indicators
08:12 – Benefits of Cognitive Diversity

It sounds bad, but somehow its all good...

08:32 – The 4 areas of a business that benefit from Cognitive Diversity
09:29 – How do we achieve Cognitive Diversity?
09:40 – Step-by-step guide
10:00 – Accountability & Responsibility
10:17 – Recruitment
11:05 – Celebrate difference
11:21 – Learn from our mistakes
11:52 – Gain Cognitive Diversity, from frustration
12:22 – Demographic or Cognitive Diversity? Why not both!
12:57 – Cognitive Diversity in a Psychologically unsafe environment
13:30 – Loss of Diversity, be more compliant
14:02 – Less likely to learn
14:34 – For your service, good or bad Diversity?...
14:51 – A culture of homogeny
15:14 – Is age a guarantee of success?

Teams & Cognitive Bias

15:54 – The Recipe for building a diverse team
16:20 – Does personality count?
16:35 –Introverts vs. Extroverts
17:20 – Importance of Diversity
18:13 – Making sense of the world
18:33 – Causes of Shortcuts and Unconscious Bias
18:54 – Trigger happy Amygdala
19:48 – Keep an eye on Bias, but what about Age Bias?
20:04 – Ending a career with less proactivity
20:26 – Beginning a career with a enthusiasm
20:45 – Undermining Cognitive Diversity
20:57 – Profile Matching
21:38 – Ethics of profile matching methodology

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Ep5 Resilience & Positive Self-Talk

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In this episode, Dr Amanda Potter our Chief Psychology Officer looks at resilience and positive self-talk. She also starts to look at the importance of attitude or paradigm shifts to understand and face up to the emotions that could be inhibiting you from being resilient.
Amanda and Tim the podcast host in this episode are joined by Martin Hewitt to talk about his recent expedition to the South Pole. Martin was a Commissioned Officer in HM Parachute Regiment, but was medically discharged after career ending injuries sustained leading soldiers on operations in the Middle East. A former athlete on British Disabled ski team he represented GB in the International Paralympic Committee World Championships and in international races achieving numerous podium finishes. Martin is the founder of the Adaptive Grand Slam. https://www.adaptivegrandslam.com/
Adaptive Grand Slam is a Charitable organisation that facilitates world record attempts and physical challenges undertaken by members of the disabled community, supported by professional guides, expedition managers and members of the public.
To contact Amanda and Martin via LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon
linkedin.com/in/martin-hewitt-b5775327
The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/
To contact Amanda via email:
[email protected]
For more information about the BeTalent Resilience Questionnaire please go to:
https://www.betalent.com/product-resilience
Timestamps

Resilience & Positive Self-Talk