Dr. Mia Baytop Russell is a lecturer in the Center for Leadership Education at Johns Hopkins University. She has served in various roles across the nonprofit, academic, and corporate sectors, and has spent decades exploring wellbeing in multiple contexts. Her research focuses on family economic wellbeing, career work-related wellbeing, and financial education. In this episode of the Responsible Leadership Podcast, Dr. Russell talks about her book Fired Up: A Guide to Transforming Your Team from Burnout to Engagement. She explains the importance of taking care of those who choose to follow you, and offers advice on how to create an engaging and sustainable workplace. Additionally, she explains how to recognize burnout and how to cultivate a team of engaged employees. Dr. Russell's insights are invaluable for anyone looking to create an effective and responsible leadership team.Find out more about her and her co-author, Dr. Girvin Liggans using the following links:Web: thinkfiredup.comDr. Russell LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/miabrussellDr. Liggans LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gliggansTimestamps0:00:00 - Introducing Dr. Mia Baytop Russell0:02:57 - Conversation on Responsible Leadership and Battling Burnout0:05:37 - Exploring the Origins of Burnout0:09:45 - Understanding Exhaustion, Cynicism, and Reduced Professional Efficacy0:13:00 - Burnout: An Overview of Symptoms, Causes, and Effects0:18:18 - Conversation on Burnout and Fired Up0:21:09 - Conversation on Mitigating Burnout in the Workplace0:24:09 - Exploring Responsible Leadership and Job Performance Improvement Strategies0:27:40 - Leveraging Individual Strengths to Mitigate Burnout and Foster Engagement0:30:02 - The Importance of Building Relationships and Risk Management in the Fight Against Employee Burnout0:34:29 - Examining the Impact of Employee Engagement on Retention and Burnout Rates0:41:46 - Conversation Summary: Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Employees0:46:41 - Closeout with Dr. Mia Baytop Russell on Transforming Teams from Burnout to EngagementLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices