224 Stay, focus, rebuild with Michelle Thomas Head of Innovation MinAus BHP.

Send us Fan MailAre you a senior leader struggling with executive burnout, an overloaded calendar, and a team that depends on you for everything?You are not alone — and you do not have to walk away from the career you love.In this episode, Brad Jeavons sits down with Michelle Thomas, a global innovation and mining executive with 27 years of experience across oil and gas, geophysics and the resources industry.Michelle shares the exact steps she took to recover from executive burnout and build a high performance innovation team so strong it kept running without her for an entire month.What you will learn:How to spot the early warning signs of leadership burnout before it escalatesWhy your calendar is the key to unlocking leadership performance and team wellbeingHow to build meeting rhythms and operating cadence that eliminate chaos and create clarityHow to use Leader Standard Work (LSW) and the Week in the Life Of (WILO) to structure your timeHow the Stop Start Keep framework helps you ruthlessly prioritise high value workWhy meaningful delegation is the leadership skill that unlocks team autonomy and growthHow the leadership shadow you cast every day shapes team culture and psychological safetyHow to build a self-sustaining high performance team that thrives without youEssential listening for:Senior executives and directors experiencing burnout and calendar overloadWomen in leadership navigating mid to long term career challenges and overwhelmInnovation, technical and operations leaders in complex global organisationsHR, organisational development and continuous improvement professionalsLeaders in mining, resources, oil and gas and energy sectorsBrad's two key takeaways:Connecting leadership change to a meaningful personal purpose is what makes it sustainableA team system that keeps running when the leader is absent is the ultimate measure of great leadershipFree Time Optimisation Program and Transformation Resources: our new website is live! https://eexg.com.au/#leadership  #WeekInTheLifeOf #wilo  #stop #planning  #operatingsystem  #psychologicalsafety  #leadership #executive #Recovery #continuousimprovement  #innovationleadership  #highperformanceteams  #EnterpriseExcellence #mining Subscribe for weekly episodes on leadership development, executive burnout, high performance teams, continuous improvement, business transformation, lean management and enterprise excellence.The Enterprise Excellence Podcast — engaging and aligning everyone to execute continuous improvement and innovation for a better future.Like, share and subscribe to help other leaders stay focused, rebuild and thrive.To learn more about what we do, visit https://eexg.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.