Mistaking growth for burnout holds good leaders back

Every day, I come across postings in the media suggesting that nurses are struggling with burnout. These accusations are tone deaf and misleading. In addition to my private coaching practice, I am the professional internal coach for a trauma center in the Greater New York area and several professional nursing organizations. These roles afford me the opportunities to listen to RNs across the country. Reflections on burnout are not what I am hearing from those I coach or interact with at conferences. When I ask what insights these RNs gained from their COVID-19 experience, the majority share that they now know they are stronger than they ever thought they could be.