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Managing the Burnout Burndown

Managing the Burnout Burndown

As engineering managers, we're used to managing the Sprint Burndown chart. Even in non-agile projects, the idea still applies. Over time, the amount of work that remains to be done should go down, and good engineering managers carefully guide the team towards this goal.

However, engineering managers have to manage more than backlogs of user stories. They have to stay current with an ever-changing technology landscape, manage the professional and personal concerns of their team members, navigate office politics, and solve the challenges of their own lives. These competing responsibilities often result in burnout and a reduction in the capacity of engineering managers as well as the teams that rely on them for direction.

This talk will provide insights and tools to help engineering managers reduce burnout and keep their stress levels in a managed state.

Anjuan Simmons

April 30, 2019
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  1. Managing the
    Burnout
    Burndown

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  6. The Burnout Problem

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  7. “Burnout is a psychological syndrome
    emerging as a prolonged response to
    chronic interpersonal stressors on the
    job. The three key dimensions of this
    response are an overwhelming
    exhaustion, feelings of cynicism and
    detachment from the job, and a sense
    of ineffectiveness and lack of
    accomplishment.”
    The ongoing feeling that today’s
    resources aren’t enough to meet
    tomorrow’s demands.
    Defining Burnout
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  8. The Three
    Dimensions of
    Burnout
    Emotional
    Exhaustion
    Depersonalization
    Reduced Personal
    Accomplishment
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  9. Widespread
    Burnout
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    “Organizations are facing an employee
    burnout crisis. A recent Gallup study
    of nearly 7,500 full-time employees
    found that 23% of employees reported
    feeling burned out at work very often
    or always, while an additional 44%
    reported feeling burned out
    sometimes.”
    “That means about two-thirds of
    full-time workers experience burnout
    on the job.”

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  10. Engaged But
    Burned Out
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    “ Interestingly, many employees
    appear to be optimally engaged while
    they are burned-out and considering
    to leave their jobs.”
    “The highest turnover intentions
    were reported by the ‘highly
    engaged-exhausted’ group – higher
    than even the unengaged group that
    might be commonly expected to be
    eyeing an exit.”

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  11. Individual
    Costs
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  12. Corporate
    Costs
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    “...the researchers determined that
    workplace stress caused additional
    expenditures of anywhere from $125
    to $190 billion dollars a
    year—representing 5 to 8 percent of
    national spending on health care.”
    “The biggest factor in these costs was
    high demands at work, responsible for
    an estimated $48 billion in spending;
    followed by lack of insurance,
    contributing to $40 billion; and
    work-family conflict, contributing to
    $24 billion.”

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  13. Common Solutions to Burnout

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  17. WORK
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    DAYS
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    25
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  18. Managing the Burnout Burndown @aneika & @anjuan
    BURNING DOWN BARRIERS

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  19. Managing the Burnout Burndown @aneika & @anjuan
    BURNING DOWN DISTRACTIONS

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    The Power of Health
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    BURNING DOWN ILLNESS

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  21. WORK
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    DAYS
    38
    33
    31
    30
    28
    25
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    THE IDEAL LINE

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  22. Managing the Burnout Burndown @aneika & @anjuan
    PRACTICE OVER PERFECTION

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  23. Managing the Burnout Burndown @aneika & @anjuan
    MANAGING THE BURNOUT BURNDOWN

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  24. Managing
    the
    Burnout
    Burndown
    Thank you.
    Twitter: @aneika
    Instagram: aneikals
    Twitter: @anjuan
    Instagram: anjuan

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