Burnout doesn’t start with collapse—it starts with whispers most leaders ignore.

In this powerful conversation, Andy talks with Amy Leneker about how high-performing leaders can reduce stress without sacrificing excellence. You’ll learn why many workplace stress habits actually make things worse, how unclear expectations quietly fuel resentment, and Amy’s practical 3-step Un-Stressing Method to help you lead with resilience, joy, and clarity. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed while trying to maintain high standards, this episode offers actionable tools to break unhealthy stress cycles before burnout takes over.

Watch now to discover how better leadership can lower stress, raise performance, and create healthier team cultures—and subscribe for more practical leadership insights every week.

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Chapters:
00:00 Burnout Wake Up Call
01:04 Why Leaders Normalize Stress
03:23 Childhood Work Beliefs
05:58 Ten Words That Changed Everything
07:34 Stop Postponing Joy
08:32 Unhelpful Stress Stories
09:56 Body Warning Signs
11:45 When Stress Turns Physical
13:28 Why Stress Advice Fails
14:33 Unstressing Method Overview
15:27 Sketching Stress Map
15:38 Three Step Unstressing
17:03 Why Sequence Matters
17:24 Mediation Stress Story
19:38 Solving Not Fixing
20:57 Team Matrix Breakthrough
24:20 Priorities People Pleasing
26:08 Parenting Stress Contagion
27:14 Book Plug And Thanks
28:13 More Episodes And Resources
29:50 Programs Final Wrap

Learn More
You can learn more about Amy and her work at https://www.amyleneker.com/

For more learning on this topic, check out:

Episode 448 with Marie-Helene Pelletier. It’s a book on how to develop resilience when demands are piling up. It’s a great follow-up to today’s discussion.
https://peopleandprojectspodcast.com/448
Episode 398 with Dr. Neha Sangwan, which is a book about learning to recognize wake up calls to help us avoid burnout.
https://peopleandprojectspodcast.com/398
Episode 164 with stress researcher Derek Roger. Derek brings a unique perspective to the discussion about stress.
https://peopleandprojectspodcast.com/164

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