Podcast appearances and mentions of david shar

This is a recording of a live session hosted by David Shar. David is a keynote speaker and consultant specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. He is the founder of Illuminate PMC which stands for performance management consultants and he combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help companies attract, retain, and motivate top talent. This podcast is a project of The Lev Experience. Check us out at levx.org. You can help support the podcast by sponsoring an episode or picking up a copy of my book “The Four Elements of an Empowered Life”. Use discount code: EMPOWER for 15% off! If you enjoy the podcast, please subscribe, leave ratings and comments, connect with me on all the social media platforms but even and most importantly, share it with others! Instagram: @shlomobuxbaum Facebook: @shlomobuxbaum Youtube: TheLevExperience

The grandson of a Holocaust survivor who taught him how to rebuild after someone tries to destroy you, David Shar started working as a child scooping poop. He didn't see it as a "dirty job," he saw it as an opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment for suffering animals. As an adult, he turned an ice cream parlor into a mission for inner city kids in Baltimore. Now, David teaches business organizations how to bring meaning and purpose to the workplace without turning work into the sole identity of their employees. David is one of the smartest and funniest people I know and this episode is so chockful of wisdom and insight. It's one that will keep you on the edge of your seat to the very end!

Workers are stressed. Many employees are burned out, running on fumes. Symptoms of stress and burnout are proliferating. A recent McKinsey report revealed that nearly 1 out of every 4 employees has moderate needs for counseling and psychotherapy. The World Health Organization estimates the impact of mental health symptoms on absenteeism, presenteeism, and loss of productivity is costing the global economy over $1 Trillion per year. Unfortunately, stress and burnout still carry a stigma and employers struggle to deal with them effectively.  In this Geeks Geezers Googlization episode, we tackle the topics of workplace burnout and meaningful work. We'll hear from Burnout and Meaningful Work Expert David Shar who will share what burnout is, what causes it, and how leaders can fix it by helping workers find purpose in work and passion for their job.   What's different about work stress and burnout this time? David Shar believes the pandemic created the perfect storm for a crisis of workplace stress and burnout, where you have this loss of control coupled with the loss of support. Millions of workers escaped into their own cocoons and jerry-rigged home offices. They didn't have the level of deep interaction and routine that typically helps us move through a disruptive crisis like this. Contrary to popular belief, work stress and burnout were increasing long before the pandemic. Ironically, burnout was recognized by the World Health Organization for the first time in 2019 just a few months before the start of the COVID19 pandemic.  Then the world hit pause. Our lives and routines got completely flipped on their head. We all had something that you don't normally get in a capitalistic, rat-race society. We had time to reevaluate. David is the founder of Illuminate PMC, David Shar, SHRM-SCP is a Keynote speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. David is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Maryland's Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master's Program.

In this episode, David Shar talks about employee burnout – what is it, what causes it, and how can a leader fix it? He goes on to discuss how to find a deeper purpose in your work and how to develop passion and significance in your job role. The founder of Illuminate PMC, David Shar, SHRM-SCP is a Keynote speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. David is also an adjunct instructor at the University of Maryland's Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master's Program.

Continue the conversation with David!https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshar/FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPTMitch (00:05):Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm your host Mitch Roshong and this is episode 136 of our series. Many would describe the global business environment over the last year and a half as rather turbulent. From accelerated growth due to technology, followed by the effects of COVID-19, burnout has become a very common theme in the workplace. David Shar, business psychology expert, and founder of Illuminate PMC joins us to talk about what businesses and people can do to avoid burnout and find real meaning in their work. Keep listening as we head over to the conversation now.Adam (00:49):So David, thanks so much for coming on. Burnout is a word that I've been hearing a lot lately, especially with people coming on the other side of the pandemic and coming out of their homes a little bit more, but so many people have been stuck in front of computer screens in their homes for so long. Can you just kind of talk about what is burnout?David (01:07):Yeah. First of all, thank you so much for having me Adam. So burnout is definitely becoming a little bit more of a popular topic. Fortunate for me, unfortunate for everyone, I guess. And it is, becoming more and more universal, especially with what everyone has gone through and were not done, like you said, as we are now leaving our homes and going back to work and, many of us will be teleworking and be on fully virtual teams, but whatever that means going on to that, and I know it's a horrible term because it's used so much, but to that new normal, we're not out of the weeds yet. This is when, we're all going to have to start to really cope with what we've gone through and burnout by definition is typically defined as having three pieces to it. The first one is this emotional exhaustion and emotional exhaustion is often misunderstood. It's not physical exhaustion, it's not mental exhaustion, but it does lead to those things and even lead to physical ailment, but it starts as emotional exhaustion. The second piece is a general cynicism of work and, that's where we start really putting up barriers between ourselves and our coworkers and our clients and if we have employees between ourselves and our employees, we have this general sense of cynicism and we separate ourselves from our work as much as possible, mentally. And then the final piece of, burnout would be a reduced sense of personal accomplishment. And what that is, is that we feel like we're turning our wheels twice as fast and getting half as much done, or we feel like we're putting in the effort, but not getting the reward and maybe that means the compensation, dollars and cents compensation, or maybe it just means the recognition or the positive feelings or whatever it is we're putting X in and we expect to get Y out and there's an imbalance there, which is either real or just perceived, but either way it will take you to the brink of burnout.Adam (03:48):So as you described all of those three things, I know that I've been there, I'm sure you've been there, I'm sure many of our listeners have been there. What can business leaders do to prevent that burnout?David (04:01):Yeah. Another great question. So, right. We've all sort of been there, especially over the past year and a half. You know, who hasn't felt extremely cynical, who hasn't felt emotionally exhausted as they're trying to learn to do their job, in a new reality and, you know, within accounting, a lot of your work could be done virtually and a lot of you may have been already working primarily virtually, but even those individuals didn't necessarily have their children at home trying to homeschool their kids, you know, at the same time, that's incredibly difficult. There are, there were incredible barriers that we made work harder. And, so there's a lot that can be done from a leadership perspective, as well as the individual's perspective. But the biggest thing that I would say from the very beginning is we need to reconnect with what it is that we do, right? Like, we need to reconnect with our proverbial why, like what is our firm all about, what is our business all about? We need to be able to reconnect with that because that's what we've gotten away from. We get so lost in the weeds and so overwhelmed and distracted that we lose sight of maybe it's the client interactions, maybe it's the mission of the organization, maybe it's a difference that we're making and suddenly instead of all of those things, it's just spreadsheets on the computer and it becomes very easy to lose sight of those other things and so we need to take away the noise and create the sense of why again, and we need to be able to do it in a way that, brings people, brings people back mentally and also gives them a sense of control in their lives again. Work during the pandemic, could have been part of the problem, or it could have been an escape from the problem, depending on how much control employees felt when they went to work or virtually signed into work. If they felt in control of their work, then when their entire lives felt out of control work was the haven where they were still in control. But if that wasn't the case, then work was just part of the problem.Adam (06:37):So let's dig into that, finding your why a little bit more, you know, sometimes people have very mundane jobs, when you're first starting out in accounting, you know, sometimes you just, you know, kind of crunching numbers. How are people supposed to find meaning in that work and connect with that why, if they're so far down?David (06:55):Yeah, it's really interesting. So my first job, my first real job was, I was a kennel worker. I wanted to be a veterinarian and, turned out that, to be a bio major pre-veterinary you needed chemistry and physics. So I'm like, nope. And ironically, I switched to the business college and the very first class I took, I'm like yes, I'm getting away from all the math and the very first class I took was accounting I. So you gotta be kidding me, but suddenly when you took moles off the end of a number and you put a dollar sign in front of it made a lot more sense to me. But yeah, so my very first job was working in these kennels and I was pre-veterinary, I wanted to be a vet and I remember one day as a young man, I was literally pooper scooping, like picking up poop from the floor of a kennel. And I was doing this, I was working on alongside a coworker and I remember looking over and seeing her face and realizing that the two of us were doing completely different jobs, the same exact tasks, but completely different things. She was picking up poop. I was, I was creating a cleaner and safer environment for these sick animals. You know, I was caring for animals while she was cleaning up poop, you know, and it was just in the mindset. It was in how we saw our jobs and when you're in accounting or any profession, you have a choice in how you see the actual why of what you do, how much you connect with that. And we typically find careers where we have some sort of role model that we look to somebody that we see that we're like, yeah that's what I want from my career. And there's usually not that much of a separation between our career and life outside of our career. We look for significance in our lives, we look for significance in our career, and that might mean something different to each of us. Maybe want to make a difference with the organizational mission. Maybe you want to be able to, you know, afford to travel around the world and work from wherever, whatever it is, you're looking for something from your work. Burnout occurs when you suddenly don't find that anymore. When you realize, oh my God, there's so much bureaucracy and interpersonal conflict, which by the way, over the pandemic working virtually it's like, how often are we distracted by the amount of commas that our coworker uses their emails, trying to figure out if they're angry or just crazy, you know, like we get into these things that distract us. So just because elements of our work are mundane, does not mean that they are trivial, right? Just because something is mundane does not make it trivial. It is only trivial if we can't connect the dots to how this ultimately affects the final user, the client, how are we helping our client in the end? Because while you may be just crunching numbers in Excel or working your way through QuickBooks or whatever you accountants do, right? To me as my accountant you're not doing that, you're helping me and my family survive and thrive through and through helping me manage by my budget and my taxes and my business. I need that. And if you can connect with that and understand the difference you're making in my life and what that advisory role means to me as your client, that's very different than just picking up poop. It's very different than just putting numbers in a spreadsheet.Adam (11:07):That's so true. So if we take a wider look, you know, from a leadership perspective. What signs should leaders be looking for to see, you know, are my employees going through a burnout problem?David (11:20):One of the leading signs of burnout would be turnover intention. There are a lot of reports coming out on turnover intention right now. Microsoft, I believe just came out with a study, a global study that suggests that 41% of employees are looking to leave their employer within the next year globally, 41%. That is an incredibly scary number. Most of the time when leaders look at intent to turnover or turnover intention numbers, they think that's a scary number because that's going to be an indicator of how many people leave. I would argue that the people who intend to turnover and then leave, those people are the least of your worries. It's the people who intend to turn over and stay that you should be really worried about. Because we know that turnover intention is related to burnout and related to both of those, is this decrease in productivity and efficiency. This increase in toxicity, right? We know that burnout is incredibly contagious and so when you see people are trying to leave the organization, but they're handcuffed to the organization maybe you're paying more than any of the competitors and you think that's a great thing because you're holding on to people, but is it a great thing if people that want to leave can't afford to leave. So we need to look at things like turnover intention. We need to look at things like increases in conflict, like people taking much longer to get back to you, you know, via email or whatever messaging services that you use to communicate with your people. Absenteeism, presenteeism, people who start not showing up, taking more sick days and also people who show up, but in body only. There's a lot of warning signs. The number one thing leaders need to do is to listen. They need to actively listen and when we go through crises, oftentimes our reaction to that, we think that we have to take action, right? And we have to do, but again part of that burnout recipe is this loss of control. It's this learned helplessness, which is also a leading precursor to depression, right? And so what that means is that our actions don't seem to have the reactions from the universe that we expect. And so we feel helpless, it's learned helplessness. So what leaders should be doing is empowering their people and listening to their people, as opposed to trying to do all the talking and the doing, you know, they really need to be taking the calls of their people right now.Adam (14:31):Yeah, listening seems to be that key element just for any leader, are you hearing what your people are saying? Because if you're not listening, how can you know what's going on? And how can you be productive? And if you're not listening and burnouts happening, it's ultimately affecting your bottom line, but it's also affecting people. And if the people hurting, then the business will fail.David (14:54):Yeah, absolutely.Adam (14:56):So after listening, what's the next step you take? Cause you're listening, you're seeing, okay people are burned out. What do you do after that?David (15:02):One of the things that you can do, which I highly recommend is to set up boundaries. One of the things that we saw over the past year and a half is that, people are really horrible at setting up their own boundaries, right? You know, I used to talk about work-life balance as something that was a myth that couldn't exist after the invention of the iPhone, right? Because, I mean you take work everywhere with you as long as your iPhone is in your pocket and you take family life and all the other outside elements with you to work as long as your iPhone is in your pocket. And so work-life balance has not been, an actual, you know, attainable thing forever. But especially when you're working from home, if you don't have barriers set up between your home life and your work life, if you don't have boundaries, then it's all going to become intertwined and there's going to be a lot of stress and eventual burnout there. What employers can do, what managers can do is don't trust your people to set up these boundaries on their own and don't trust them to do it just because you suggest that they do it, there's a big difference between, you know, policy and culture. We can tell people what the policies are, that's not what the policies actually are. How are the policies lived? You know, so we can tell people, you need to set up boundaries, but if we don't push that and not just push it, but, live it ourselves, model it by putting our cell phone aside between certain hours, et cetera, our people are not going to do that themselves and we know this because the early data coming out from the past year and a half is that people have been working extraordinarily longer hours since the pandemic started. Since they've been working from home, they've been putting in more hours, not less. And so, and later hours of working into the night. And so we need to protect our people from that. They need that time to psychologically recharge. So that is one of the many things we can do. And then beyond that, we need to show support. We know that both emotional support and also more instrumental support are extremely important. You know, being able to support people by being a sounding board for them, listening to them when they're stressed out, listen to what they have to tell you, giving them advice, but also jumping in there and helping them with their workload if they need it, helping them figure out, you know, how to balance things. All of that is incredibly important and highly correlated with burnout. If people are not getting support, they're much more likely to burnout.Adam (18:10):So David, I'd like to just kind of wrap up our conversation and if you could just kind of give your insight of what you think the long terms effects of this whole COVID-19, people working from home and this burnout, what long-term effects will it have on the world of work in general?David (18:28):Yeah. So I think that, we're already seeing it and what's being termed the great resignation that we're looking at these 41%, you know, some industries are way over that in terms of turnover intention. People are looking for change and, you know, as somebody who goes into organizations and helps produce change within organizations, I can tell you that it is a rare day that people are looking for change. Usually people will push up against change, but change came and found us and we don't want to go back to the way things used to be. And so people are looking for change in their life because they've been able to reevaluate their lives and their relationship with work over the past year and a half. And so I strongly believe that we are going to see a lot of turnover and a lot of churning with employment. Leaders need to invest in their people now and when I say invest, I mean emotionally invest in their people now. Give them a reason to come back and to be productive and to reengage with work. And what is that reason? It depends on your organizational culture and on the needs and wants of your employees and only they hold that ultimate answer. And so, again, it comes back to listening and understanding that now with so many people going virtual, you're not just competing with the firm down the road, you are competing nationally, if not internationally, because so many other firms have entered your marketplace because now they are looking to build fully virtual teams of people that can work right from your backyard. And so it's incredibly important to be investing in the well-being of our people and to reconnect with the ultimate meaning, that meaningfulness of the work that your organization does.Closing (20:52):This has been Count Me In, IMA's podcast providing you with the latest perspectives of thought leaders from the accounting and finance profession. If you like what you heard and you'd like to be counted in for more relevant accounting and finance education, visit IMA's website at www.imanet.org. 

David Shar is the founder of Illuminate PMC and creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model. He is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help you attract, retain, and motivate top talent. David holds his bachelor's in human resource management from Colorado State University and his master's in industrial / organizational psychology from the University of Maryland – College Park. He is a current doctoral candidate in business psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he is studying the interaction between meaningful work and burnout. David tells me about his life growing up in Baltimore and how he believes his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, helped shape who he is today. We talk about the meaning of life and how purpose is the balance between being and doing. We discuss the collective purpose of humankind. While this description lends itself to being thought of as a weighty conversation, it is easy to follow and understand due in part to David's ability to tell a good story that is both interesting and illustrative. To learn more about David Shar visit his website, his LinkedIn page, or email him directly: https://www.illuminatepmc.com/ (https://www.illuminatepmc.com/) https://www.linkedin.com/in/DavidShar/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/DavidShar/) David@IlluminatePMC.com

Burnout can undermine workplaces and relationships. So how do we avoid burnout and help others find meaningful work? We find out in this episode as Penny Zenker talks to David Shar, the founder of Illuminate PMC. David and Penny talk about burnout, its origins and what factors influence burnout. They also examine how to motivate employees, design meaningful work and figure out how to avoid burnout. Join in on this great discussion that will benefit both employees and company management. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Take Back Time community today:TugOfWarWithTime.comTug of War With Time FacebookTug of War With Time TwitterTug of War With Time Pinterest

Working hard to earn a nice paycheck is great, but how long will you last if your heart isn't in it or you are too tired out to enjoy what you've earned?  In this episode of Like A Real Boss, David Shar explains what it means to do meaningful work. David Shar is the president of Illuminate PMC. He is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David is a Society for Human Resource Management - Senior Certified Professional. He holds his master's in industrial/organizational psychology and is a doctoral candidate in business psychology, where he proudly describes himself as the oldest and baldest member of his cohort. David's dissertation research explores the interaction between meaningful work and burnout.  In addition to his work and academic pursuits, David's most challenging and most rewarding role is at home in Baltimore, Maryland where he is the proud father of 5 wise, loving, and hilarious children ranging from 1 to 13 years of age.

“An organization that wants to avoid burnout needs to start with a big why: a mission, a vision, and core values.” Employee burnout is becoming a greater topic of focus as the world begins to emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last episode of HR in 15, we explored what employee burnout actually is and how it presents itself with creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model, David Shar. Today, David joins us once again to provide a look at how workplace dynamics are changing for both employers and employees, as well as practical advice on how employers can foster a culture that helps their employees avoid burnout. Highlights Include: Insight into kinds of organizational roadblocks that lead to burnout Tips on how employers can help their employees feel supported and productive The impacts of COVID-19, and how workplace dynamics are changing as a resultA look at what can happen if employees continue to experience burnout Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.David Shar is an international speaker, consultant, business psychology expert, and founder of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants. He combines decades of leadership experience with the latest research in psychology to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent. Learn more at https://www.illuminatepmc.com/.

Do you check out of life when you check into work? Are your team member's boundaries blurred even more than ever when it comes to being “at work” and “at home”? Here's the scoop: Another resiliency training isn't the answer. You and your employee base are resilient, and it's been A LOT to manage. If you are nodding in agreement, curious, or disagree completely we invite you to take a listen to this episode and then decide. In this episode of Ctrl+Alt+Delete, David Shar and Lisa Duerre #keepitreal as they reflect on pre-pandemic burnout and how the pandemic work-culture has added to this already epidemic problem. They share what leaders can do today for themselves and their organizations to successfully navigate the always-on work/life experience these days. Topics include: Resilience training is not the answer right now – this is How to check into work and not checkout of life What to do if you feel resentment and overwhelmed. Conflict and Stress – are they bad or good or both? The path to trust Core value conflict and productivity – why culture matters at work How to find your popsicle time and why it matters About David Shar: David Shar is an organizational psychology consultant, speaker, and trainer. David helps organizations build burnout-proof work cultures where management and employees work collaboratively toward embracing the meaning in their work. www.illuminatePMC.com

We're working hard, but we're not seeing the rewards – not necessarily the paycheck, but the recognition and feedback we seek.” Employee burnout is an important topic, but it isn't addressed enough. What exactly is burnout, and why should employers pay more attention to it? To help us answer these questions and much more, in this episode of HR in 15, we're joined by Illuminate PMC founder and creator of the FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model – David Shar. David is a business psychology expert who works with businesses to help them foster a positive culture that attracts and retains top talent. He's here to help us understand exactly what burnout is, how it may present itself in different contexts, and some steps businesses can take to work toward a healthier environment for all. Highlights Include: A deeper understanding of what burnout is, and how it happens to employeesThe importance of communication between employees and management The critical elements of a healthy work environment Practical advice for employers to address and mitigate employee burnout Have questions? PrestigePEO is always available to help with HR, employee benefits and payroll, and more. Call Us Today at 888-PEO-PEO1 or visit prestigepeo.com.David Shar is an international speaker, consultant, business psychology expert, and founder of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants. He combines decades of leadership experience with the latest research in psychology to help organizations attract, retain, and motivate top talent. Learn more at https://www.illuminatepmc.com/.

David Shar talks to peopleHum about the importance of creating a burnout-proof culture, especially now more than ever where the world is changing rapidly and how it's important to keep the employees in the organization engaged and glued for success in the long term. Listen to the entire episode to know more. If you like the podcast, please follow the channel, so we could keep producing more content like this!

Most of us are well aware that women face bigger hurdles in their path to career success. From discriminatory hiring practices to the gender wage gap to that glass ceiling in our way, there are systemic challenges blocking our way. How can women overcome these barriers, both individually and as a whole? For our new podcast, we spoke with our feminist ally, David Shar, whose mission is to foster greater diversity and inclusion and prevent burnout. David Shar is an organizational psychology consultant, keynote speaker, trainer, and researcher specializing in building meaningful work while preventing burnout. He helps businesses with their leadership and culture – a large part of which regards diversity and inclusion. To kick off our discussion, David outlines some of the systemic challenges that women face in the workplace today. Despite all the progress we've made in the past century, women still face more hurdles when it comes to getting hired, and even after they've secured a job, tend to earn less than their male counterparts and receive fewer promotions. How do diversity and inclusion play a role in these challenges? Although D&I has become popular concept in recent years, David explains how they're actually distinct from each other. Find out what the important differences are in our podcast. So why do we continue to see a gender wage gap, despite growing awareness and our recent efforts to achieve pay equality? What can we all do differently to fix this discrepancy? It's been a long battle so far, but David shares his ideas on how to finally see pay equity prevail. How Women Can Rise UpIndeed, throughout this conversation, we've mentioned the changes we've seen over the last several decades. But how are things continuing to change for the better here and now? Moreover, what can we do to stay on this path forward, or even accelerate it? As the world evolves, so too must our specific aims and tactics for achieving results. David offers his ideas for how things will shift in the coming years. On an individual level, there are also things female employees can do to ensure their success in the workplace. But how much power do any of us have over our own careers, despite the many challenges we've discussed? How does impostor syndrome play into all of this? Women certainly face unfair hurdles in their careers, but we can each wield some power, too, both within those confines and to break the confines altogether. To learn more about David Shar, be sure to visit his company IlluminatePMC's official website here. David would also love to connect with you on LinkedIn and engage in mutually elucidating dialogues. If you experience impostor syndrome, you can enroll in our course, “How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome in 7 Easy Habits.”Support the show (https://p2q.link/donate)

An interview with David Shar, MPS, SHRM-SCP, Consultant, Keynote Speaker & Corporate Trainer from Illuminate PMC

Hey teach! Welcome back! I don't know about you, but I cannot believe we are already over half way through the school year. Sometimes it feels like it's going so fast, but I also know that sometimes it feels incredibly slow. Regardless though, around this time of year, many teachers start to feel more burnt out. So, I invited David Shar on the podcast today to share his insight and knowledge about burnout and how to tackle it if you are experiencing it. This episode is straight FIRE, so I cannot wait for you to listen. I'd love to hear what you think, so let me know! Let's connect on Instagram @the.educators.mindset. You can also connect with David Shar on Linkedin by clicking here. Enjoy!

It was such a privilege to speak to David Shar on the People Leaders Podcast – he is a truly inspirational man. David is a keynote speaker, trainer and consultant who helps organisations improve their leadership culture and avoid burnout. As leaders we are often focused on troubleshooting the poor performers rather than building the right leadership culture to enable everybody to thrive, so it was great to hear David's guidance on how to do it. Are business leaders looking at things the wrong way? Episode Highlights:    Now there is a culture of working from home, we're seeing that people are actually putting in more hours. This really should not be the case. It's time to start taking advantage of this change in the workplace!   There are three main aspects to ‘burnout'. Overload, cynicism and a lack of personal accomplishment. People often only focus on the first aspect, but it's important to understand the other two.   What is it that is baked into our work culture that is causing all this stress? The emphasis should not be on curing the stress afterwards – it should be on preventing it in the first place.   The positive change in our lifestyles in a Covid era should be captured. Write down and commit to the things you now believe to be important to your wellbeing and make sure you stick to them when times change after Covid.   You don't need to be a superhero every day. You just need to be you. Whatever your thing is, whether it's kindness or humor or empathy… bring that to the people that are connected to you. Useful Links:  David's Company Website -  http://www.illuminatepmc.com David Shar on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshar/  People Leaders Website - https://peopleleaders.com.au/  People Leaders on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/people-leaders-pty-ltd/?trk=cws-cpw-coname-0-0  People Leaders Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/people.leaders  People Leaders Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PeopleLeaders/  Jan Terkelsen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janterkelsen/  Michelle Terkelsen on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-terkelsen-creating-high-performing-teams-a992744/    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Shar examines how organisations can improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work.  David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help you discover how you can prevent burnout to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.

Employee Burnout & Performance Management with David Shar #30Nick Day is joined on The HR L&D Podcast sofa by David Shar, founder of Illuminate PMC to discuss how we can prevent employee burnout and improve performance management.David is a sought after keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer and in this podcast, he examines how organisations can improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help you discover how you can prevent burnout to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.David holds his bachelor's in human resource management from Colorado State University and his master's in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Maryland – College Park. He is a current doctoral candidate in business psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology where he is studying the interaction between meaningful work and burnout.David is NOT your typical academic – as a scientist/practitioner translator, David makes leadership theory & business psychology accessible, implementable, and fun through the use of humor, stories, and ‘real-world' examples.In this “Employee Burnout & Performance Management” episode with David Shar on The HR L&D Podcast, we also explore: * Employee burnout – what is it? What causes it? How can an organization fix it? * How do I know if my company has a burnout problem? * If I discover that my employees are burned out, what is the first thing step I can take to fix it? * How are people supposed to find meaning in their work? What if I have a mundane job? * How did you get into this line of work and where did you develop a passion for work? * What long-term effects will COVID-19 have on the world of work? * Why is diversity useless without inclusion? * What have been your findings from studying the interaction between meaningful work and burnout? * Where can we find out more about you David?Links highlighted in this episode are included below: * Website: https://www.illuminatepmc.com/ * LinkedIn Profile: David Shar * The host of The HR L&D Podcast - LinkedIn Profile: Nick Day * Leading HR Recruiters: JGA HR RecruitmentOf course, if you are an HR or L&D Leader listening to this podcast and you have an HR-related vacancy that you would love some specialist human resources recruitment support with – please also get in touch with me! I would love to help show you what a great HR recruitment experience feels like! You can reach out to me directly at nick@jgarecruitment.com or give me a call – 01727800377www.jgarecruitment.comThanks for listening folks – I look forward to bringing you the next episode of the HR L&D Podcast real soon

My Guest today is David Shar the Founder of Illuminate PMC. David is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specialising in helping organisations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David holds a Masters in Industrial / Organisational Psychology and is a current doctoral candidate in Business Psychology where he is studying the intersection between burnout and meaningful work. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland where he is currently quarantined with his wife and 5 children. What we'll be discussing today: Employee burnout – what is it? What causes it? How can an organisation fix it? The deeper meaning of work; work as a calling; finding passion & meaning in your work. Employee selection – how to hire more effectively. How to be a more effective leader. Diversity & inclusion and why diversity is useless without inclusion. Giveaway David would like to offer access to his FTF Burnout-Proof Culture Model: http://zc.vg/d2taz How to get hold of David: LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/DavidShar Insta - https://www.instagram.com/illuminatepmc/ Website - www.illuminatepmc.com A Bit about Fearless Business: Join our amazing community of Coaches, Consultants and Freelancers on Facebook: >> https://facebook.com/groups/ChargeMore And check out the Fearless Business website: >> https://fearless.biz

+++ IT'S THE 'TUDE DUDE +++ Let me hastily decode this title for those who might still be trying to figure out what it says. 'TUDE is short for attitude. I thought it had a nice ring to it which fits the flow of this show. You've heard the quote: "Your attitude determines your altitude," right? And how often have you taken this to heart? I wish more people would take the time to adjust their attitudes especially in times of turmoil. No greater skill is needed than attitude-adjustment-skill during times of crisis. Would you agree? Unfortunately, many people are failing in this department. And it is especially true with leaders who do not possess a high degree of emotional intelligence with which to regulate their emotions. In this episode of the Kingsley Grant Show, our guest - David Shar - takes us through his own journey on how he too had to make this adjustment to lead his people the way he did. This is what set great leaders apart as you'll find out in this episode. ++++++++++++++++++ Who is DAVID SHAR? David is the founder of Illuminate PMC. He is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. He combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help you attract, retain, and motivate top talent. David is NOT your typical academic - as a scientist/practitioner translator. On the contrary, he makes leadership theory & business psychology accessible, implementable, and fun through the use of humor, stories, and 'real-world' examples. Connect with David: www.illuminatepmc.com www.linkedin.com/in/DavidShar ++++++++++++++++++ Please share this episode with one other person and leave a comment on the platform through which you listen to this show and/or on social media. Thanks so much. And remember, you are ONE SKILL AWAY... P.S. If this show is one that you are benefiting from, why not show your love and support at www.patreon.com/kingsleygrant. Your gift helps to underwrite the monthly cost of producing the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kingsleygrant/message

Fish & Chips. Peanut Butter & Jelly. Sushi & Rice. Engagement & Wellness??? YES! Just like your favorite food combinations, employee engagement & food and wellness really do go well together! David Shar, Founder of Illuminate Performance Management Consultants, is a wealth of knowledge of all things employee engagement. He asks the tough questions, and really gets employees at all levels thinking about what really matters. In this highly engaging podcast interview, David and I tackle the myths and trends of employee engagement & food and wellness. We prove that they are an integral combination for health and happiness in the corporate world. Are healthy employees more engaged? How do you prevent employee burnout while still focusing on corporate goals? Discover the crossroads where employee engagement and food and wellness meet as we welcome David Shar! Discover for Yourself: The benefits of employee engagement The role of food and wellness on employee engagement How to minimize employee burnout How companies create a corporate culture that values the health & wellness and engagement needs of their employees Connect with David Shar: Website: https://illuminatepmc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshar/ Follow Food Experience Unplugged: Website: https://foodexperienceunplugged.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodExperienceUnplugged/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foodexperienceunplugged Medium: https://medium.com/FoodExUnplugged

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with David Shar about burnout, meaningful work, and creating a positive organizational culture in a time of crisis.  See the video here: https://youtu.be/X67wi3TPZ10. The founder of Illuminate PMC, David Shar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidshar/) is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. David combines decades of leadership experience with the latest psychological research to help his clients attract, retain, and motivate top talent. As a scientist / practitioner translator, David makes leadership theory & business psychology accessible, implementable, and fun.

Selfcare is so crucial right now with the worldwide pandemic and everyone on lockdown. These moments can stress and overload people, but how can you stay sane at these times? David Shar took the time to talk to us on ways to avoid burnout at home and in general. David is also to hearing from anyone during these times that need someone to talk to. Take a listen and reach out. We are here for you. #motivation #inspiration --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-district-channel/support

Welcome back to the 31st episode of the Hard Thing Podcast. Today, I share my conversation David Shar. David is a business consultant specializing in Organizational Psych as well as overcoming  burnout. Today we talk about breaking your labels.  ***  In the show, we also talk about our new affiliate, 1Mission Nutrition. They provide excellent supplements such as protein or green drinks. For listeners of the Hard Thing Podcast, they've offered a 10% discount. Just go to http://allegiance.1missionnutrition.com/thehardthingpodcast . ***  ACTION ITEMS: 1. Create great habits 2. Focus 3. Let everything inspire you 4. Know we all suffer from Imposter Syndrome. *** If you want to reach out to David, connect with him on Linkedin, and check out his website. *** Thank you so much for listening to the podcast. I really appreciate it because I couldn't keep this going without you. Let's go back to the deal I made you earlier. Did you find value from listening to this episode?  If yes then:  1. Share the podcast with one person who could really use it.  2. Reach out to me on Facebook and Instagram. Let me know how the podcast is going.  3. Leave a rating and a review.  4. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episode. We are on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  5.Check out the blog. 6. Support the Podcast. Go to anchor.fm/thehardthing/support and donate to help us make better content.  7. Share our campaign to raise $1k for OUR. Here's the link: gf.me/u/wat89x 8. Buy one of our Shirts or Hoodies https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hard-thing-podcast-store/ Again thanks so much for listening, and stay tuned to next week. Keep doing Hard Things, and Keep Overcoming Average. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thehardthing/support (https://anchor.fm/thehardthing/support) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy