The Phoenix Leadership Podcast

13. Leadership Compassion Burnout – Why caring leaders crash first


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Compassion burnout is silently reshaping your team.


Not through missed targets, but through quiet exits, blurred boundaries, and the slow erosion of psychological safety.

In this episode of The Future Ready Leader Podcast, we unpack why the most emotionally intelligent voice in the room often becomes the quietest and what that silence is costing your culture.

📍 Discover the hidden math behind compassion burnout

📍 Learn the 3 key self-check domains to spot early signs of depletion
📍 Reframe self-care as strategic leadership, not indulgence

This is about moving from heroic self-sacrifice to shared systemic resilience.


If you’ve been holding space for too many, too often, this conversation will meet you where you are and offer a more sustainable way forward.


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If you’re a people leader holding more than your share and you want to thrive on your own terms, we’d love to hear from you. Complete our 3-minute anonymous survey, your voice will help shape what comes next at The Phoenix Coaching Co.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tEfzCtJdQs&list=PLgxI3EZ0E7YQeomB03T4B_AWaD9eSHOIp 

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The Phoenix Leadership PodcastBy Afsheen Ismail-Wey