FRIED. The Burnout Podcast
A podcast exploring workplace burnout through a systems-based lens, examining where mismatches occur between people and their environments, and covering leadership, culture, retention, and sustainable high performance without blame or band-aid solutions.
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Sep 13, 2026 · 8 minCan You Burn Out in a Good Workplace? a #straightfromcait episodeCait explains why good people burn out inside good organizations, why individual responsibility isn't the same as individual blame, and why the useful question is whether there's aSep 6, 2026 · 55 minHow a Leader's Ego Can Burn Out Their Team with Ewa BłaszczakLeadership expert Ewa Błaszczak on conscious leadership, how unconscious ego drives leader behavior and team burnout, the drama triangle, and why managing your own ego is a core leAug 30, 2026 · 10 minWhat Employee Engagement Surveys Really Tell You a #straightfromcait episodeCait treats engagement survey data as a diagnostic signal rather than a prescription, and explains why low autonomy scores don't automatically mean people need more independence.Aug 23, 2026 · 7 minCEO Burnout: Why a Great Leader Was Burning Out in a Healthy Organization, a #straightfromcait episodeA case study of a CEO burning out inside a supportive organization, showing how internal urgency creates a pace mismatch with the team, and previewing Cait's book Mismatch.Aug 16, 2026 · 46 minThe $322 Billion Business Case for Employee Wellbeing, with Bhushan SethiPwC partner Bhushan Sethi on G20 research linking workforce wellbeing to GDP, the cost of burnout, financial stress as an overlooked driver, and the measurable impact of microaggreAug 9, 2026 · 13 minWhat is Emotional Intelligence? a #straightfromcait episodeCait traces emotional intelligence to its 1990 origins and breaks down Daniel Goleman's four domains, with research on how few people actually practice self-awareness.
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