Episode 33: We Overachieve and We Burnout to Make Our Parents Proud with Hamza Khan
Synopsis
Episode 33. There are many reasons we work hard at our jobs. Sometimes we work too hard and sometimes we work without really thinking why. Hamza Khan is an international keynote speaker, author and business owner who has been through the trenches working the long hours he needed to prove himself. Unfortunately when you do that, you can burnout, without even recognizing what happened.
In this episode host Greg Martin speaks with Hamza about his book The Burnout Gamble, along with his theories around work, millennials and how we are sometimes motivated by fear and other times trying to prove something to ourselves and our parents.
Hamza is an expert in modern leadership, purposeful productivity, and navigating change with resilience. His TEDx talk "Stop Managing, Start Leading" has been viewed over two million times. He introduces his clients to new ways of being so they can get out of their fear cycles and begin to thrive in a sustainable way.
Key Takeaways and Discussion
Hamza’s early career, his mission is and what he supports his clients to do
Why the world of work is broken and the ways this shows up for people.
Hamza’s personal experience with burnout and the toxic messages he received.
The upstream factors that create burnout in the work environment.
What Hamza’s ultimate dream is and why it’s important to him.
What the pygmalion effect is and how it impacts performance.
How learning to transcend fear is actually liberating.
Why now is the most stressful time in history.
How much of burnout is actually in your head.
How to burn bright instead of burning out.
The kind of work environment that reduces stress and how to create it.
The mindset shift that’s crucial to make as a leader.
Hamza’s Background
Began his career in marketing and communications roles in higher education
Co-founded SkillsCamp, a soft skills development company.
Written two books: “The Burnout Gamble” and "Leadership, Reinvented."