Managing Your Energy to Lead Sustainably with Shubhayan Sanatani

By: Bart Egnal • September 07, 2022

The last few years have been draining for leaders as pressures have increased from employees under strain, organizations asking more, and the relentlessness of virtual meetings. Many leaders are burning out and finding their level of energy slipping. In this episode, Bart speaks with Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani, Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist of BC Children’s Hospital about his research into fatigue and how it’s given him insights into what leaders can do to manage their energy sustainably. He explains what to watch for, how to give yourself permission to see the treadmill you’re on, how to do a self-inventory and how to withdraw from some things. In a time where leaders are more burnt out Dr. Sanatani provides practical insights to keep us going and energized.

Read more about Dr Sanatani’s work here.

00:54 Teaser

00:14 Show Introduction

00:53 Introducing Shu

01:25 Research into “Energy”

03:35 Diagnosis: Dysautonomia

04:14 Covid causing autonomic dysfunction

04:54 Young people struggling with fatigue/dizziness

05:51 Adolescent energy inventory

06:43 Social media

08:49 The aha moment: Often doing a lot more than we realize

10:39 Implications to adults

11:34 Letting go of work

12:00 Responsibility as energy drain

14:08 Impacts to health

15:03 New communication tech is draining

16:06 Advice from Dr about energy issues

16:33 Look for cues of irritability and lethargy

18:56 Know when you’ve hit your limits

20:50 Doing inventory of how you’re spending the energy

22:18 Mindfulness

24:19 After inventory?

24:29 Acknowledging you have an issue

24:44 Changing something up

25:10 There’s always something coming down the pipe…

25:31 Get comfortable with stepping back

28:51 How to overcome resistance to change

32:55 Thank yous

33:18 Outro

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