🗞️ The Wellness Briefing – Edition No. 06: “The High-Performer’s Double Bind” | August 5, 2025
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Here’s the paradox no one tells you about burnout: the more capable you are, the harder it is to ask for help. High performers often suffer in silence because they’re the ones others rely on.
Let’s begin.
🧠1 Insight Worth Reading: "Managers You Can Support Your High Performers by Asking This Question Twice" – An insightful Fast Company article where the author highlights because top performers are so consistent and so reliable, many managers may feel like they don’t need to worry about their top-performing employees, who seem to have things under control. This is a mistake. High-performing employees need attention and support to continue performing and growing in their careers.
IMHO the question(s) “What do you need from me? What’s one thing I can do this week to best support you?” goes a long way with top performers to create the psychological safety and trust for them to ask for help rather than shouldering it all. Read on Fast Company
✅ Try This: Use the phrase: “Here’s what I need right now.” in one conversation this week. Practice it—even if it’s just asking for 10 minutes of silence after a meeting.
💡 Coaching Tip: Over-responsibility is not a leadership trait. It’s a survival adaptation. The work is learning to trust your team without managing everything they touch.
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