194: Paula Quinsee - The Next Big Pandemic is Burn Out

Published: Sept. 6, 2021, 8 a.m.

There\u2019s a word so simple yet so powerful that it could save your life, empower your leadership, and impact your team - the word \u2018NO\u2019. Today\u2019s guest has fully embraced this word and she now advocates for people who are always on, never taking the time to take care of their own health or the health of their employees. That guest is Paula Quinsee! 

Paula Quinsee is a Growth Mindset Catalyst specializing in creating healthy relationships at home and in the workplace to co-create a more human connected world and positively impact people's lives. 


She is also a passionate advocate for mental health and Gender Based Violence, while holding recognition as an international speaker (including Tedx) and an author of two self-help guides: Embracing Conflict and Embracing No


If you want to arm yourself with the knowledge of how to directly face the next big pandemic - \u2018Burn Out;\u2019 as well as up-skill your leadership, then you need to tune in to this episode with Paula Quinsee.

On this episode:

  • Learn how Paula broke the handcuffs of the corporate world and became a Growth Mindset Catalyst
  • What is a Growth Mindset Catalyst and why is it so important? 
  • How Paula\u2019s journey into leadership can teach us its true meaning
  • Learn how Burn Out truly is the next big pandemic
  • What we can change to face the burn out monster
  • Why businesses that prioritize their people are the ones that win

Key Takeaways:

  • Relationship building is a necessary step in a career journey
  • You don\u2019t need a title to be a leader, you need to lead yourself
  • The magic of treating yourself and employees like adults
  • \u2018Mental\u2019 Health and Health are not separate
  • Not work-life balance, but work-life integration
  • Attracting and retaining talent is dependent on how your treat your team

 

Tweetable Quotes:

\u201cI\u2019m of the view that you don\u2019t have to have a fancy title to be a leader\u2026 Before you can lead in the home and before you can lead in the workplace you HAVE to be able to lead yourself.\u201d - Paula Quinsee

\u201cMake your people your priority because your people are your business\u2026 If your people are not \u2018well\u2019 then your business is not \u2018well.\u2019\u201d - Paula Quinsee

\u201cPeople will go where they feel welcome, but people will STAY where they feel valued.\u201d - Paula Quinsee

You can get in touch with Paula on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulaquinsee/) and on her website (https://paulaquinsee.com/

 

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