Episode 124 - Burnout with guest Dr Fiona Crichton

Episode #124. The Burnout Miniseries ep1 – Understanding burnout through a scientific lens is the focus of this episode, shining a light on the signs of burnout and how it physically and mentally manifests, as we see a rise in unsustainable stress amongst our profession.  Burnout is a topic that Abby is passionate about addressing and a fundamental part of burnout prevention is linked to the 'personal understanding' pillar or the whole marketer philosophy – the greater we know and understand ourselves, the better we can spot the signs in ourselves and others when we're starting to burnout.  Discussing the science behind burnout is Abby's guest expert Dr Fiona Crichton, VP of behavioural science at Groov, the workplace science platform on a mission to help 100 million people feel and perform better.  In this episode, Dr Fiona shares her definition of true burnout, measuring burnout through cortisol, predictors of burnout, 5 Bs for burnout prevention, burnout vs depression and how leaders can support teams.  Plus her advice for marketers of tomorrow.  Host: Abigail (Abby) Dixon FCIM/ICF | LinkedIn Guest: Dr Fiona Crichton | LinkedIn   This episode is sponsored by Tracksuit  This episode is brought to you by Tracksuit, the beautiful, affordable, and always-on-brand tracking dashboard that helps marketers answer - is what we're doing working?  Making brand tracking accessible and easy to understand, Tracksuit data gives you full visibility on your brand health metrics.  Visit gotracksuit.com to start your always-on brand tracking journey.    The Whole Marketer podcast is here to support and empower the people behind brands and businesses with the latest technical tools, soft and leadership skills and personal understanding for a fulfilling marketing career and life as a whole. For more info go to www.thewholemarketer.com