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Strategies against burnout for consultants and managers
The risk of burnout is particularly high in the IT industry, where high performance demands are placed on consultants and managers. The following tips can help you and your employees avoid overload.
The following tips should help your advisors to maintain the best possible balance:
Keep track of your tasks: When requests come from different sides, you can quickly lose track and become afraid of forgetting something. Therefore, consistently collect all tasks in writing in a to-do list.
Focus on your goals: What is particularly important to you – in your job and in the rest of your life? What tasks do you have to complete and what do you have to plan your time for in order to achieve these goals?
Set priorities: Don't just decide the order of your tasks, but also decide what you won't do. A decision for one activity is always a decision against another.
Delegate: Make sure you only do tasks that are relevant to your role. Get help with other tasks.
Check your own claims: Where does your perfectionism or desire to please everyone get in the way? In many cases, an 80% solution is sufficient.
Negotiate with others about their expectations of you: Even the greatest customer focus does not mean that you always have to do everything immediately. Learn to negotiate in order to find good solutions for others and for yourself.
Ensure relaxation: Learn stress management techniques and consciously plan breaks.
Set boundaries: Recognize and accept the limits of your performance. Also define time limits for work and learn to say no to certain tasks.
Take care of your health: Make sure you get enough exercise, eat regular, balanced meals and get enough sleep. Listen to your body's signals.
Improve your time management: Learn how to use your working time more effectively and efficiently.
With these tips, your consultants can maintain their performance and health in the long term.
