From Burnout to Compassion: A Journey Towards My Integrity as People Manager

We are returning after a break with a face-to-face event. And we will have two talks.

Michaela Branova with 'From Burnout to Compassion: A Journey Towards My Integrity as People Manager'

Can a crisis be the answer for authentic and compassionate leadership? What is the definition of a good leader in today’s world? Why leaders might need therapy and why it is a good thing? I will try to answer these questions by sharing my personal journey. It’s a story about overcoming dark nights and becoming a better person.

As Head of Analytics and Reporting at Emplifi, I take care of internal data teams comprising 25 developers and analysts. While remaining a big data analysis enthusiastic, I became a passionate mindfulness and mental health ambassador. I openly talk about wellbeing and leadership on my personal blog.

And Alex Martynov with 'Transition to leadership through the lens of developmental psychology'.

Being a leader requires a different kind of mindset. And Robert Kegan's work on adults development has a lot to say about what is happening during transition from an IC to leadership.

This theory can provide a few insights about how to shorten this process and make it at least a bit less stress.