They feel similar from the inside. They need opposite fixes. Get it wrong and you'll quit a job you only needed a rest from.
Makes you want to run away from everything
Exhausted even after a holiday
Too much, all the time
Feels like dread
Makes you want to run towards something else
Rested, but flat
Not enough, for too long
Feels like "here we go again"
The Leadership Fade
Still delivering. Everyone thinks you're coping. But you're c65
rrying the role instead of leading it.
Glowing feedback, then "maybe next year"
You've never actually told anyone you want it
Chasing it to prove something, not because you want the job
The 7-question A/B diagnostic
What to do if it's burnout
What to do if it's boredom
How to spot the Leadership Fade before it spots you
Former Financial Services Director, now an ICF PCC coach and accredited mediator.
25+ years in talent development, watching capable people mistake one problem for the other.