Tara Kermiet | Leadership Coach & Consultant
@tarakermiet.bsky.social
Burnout Prevention Strategist | Helping corporate leaders design burnout-resistant careers + workplaces | Leadership & Employee Wellbeing Consultant | 🎙️ The Balanced Badass Podcast
Calendar creeping fills every spare moment with meetings.
Role creeping piles on extra tasks that don’t belong on your plate.
The result? Overcommitment, overwhelm, and burnout.
A full calendar doesn’t equal productivity, and doing three jobs for one paycheck isn’t success.
Role creeping piles on extra tasks that don’t belong on your plate.
The result? Overcommitment, overwhelm, and burnout.
A full calendar doesn’t equal productivity, and doing three jobs for one paycheck isn’t success.
January 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Calendar creeping fills every spare moment with meetings.
Role creeping piles on extra tasks that don’t belong on your plate.
The result? Overcommitment, overwhelm, and burnout.
A full calendar doesn’t equal productivity, and doing three jobs for one paycheck isn’t success.
Role creeping piles on extra tasks that don’t belong on your plate.
The result? Overcommitment, overwhelm, and burnout.
A full calendar doesn’t equal productivity, and doing three jobs for one paycheck isn’t success.
When employees feel guilty about taking time off, they don’t actually rest. Instead, they:
- Check emails on vacation.
- Worry about being judged.
- Come back just as burned out as when they left.
Rested employees better employees. But PTO only works if people feel safe taking it.
- Check emails on vacation.
- Worry about being judged.
- Come back just as burned out as when they left.
Rested employees better employees. But PTO only works if people feel safe taking it.
January 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
When employees feel guilty about taking time off, they don’t actually rest. Instead, they:
- Check emails on vacation.
- Worry about being judged.
- Come back just as burned out as when they left.
Rested employees better employees. But PTO only works if people feel safe taking it.
- Check emails on vacation.
- Worry about being judged.
- Come back just as burned out as when they left.
Rested employees better employees. But PTO only works if people feel safe taking it.
Overnight emails aren’t a sign of dedication—they’re a sign of poor planning.
If it’s truly critical, pick up the phone. If it’s not, let it wait until the morning (or schedule it to send later).
Boundaries are how you build strong, sustainable teams.
If it’s truly critical, pick up the phone. If it’s not, let it wait until the morning (or schedule it to send later).
Boundaries are how you build strong, sustainable teams.
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Overnight emails aren’t a sign of dedication—they’re a sign of poor planning.
If it’s truly critical, pick up the phone. If it’s not, let it wait until the morning (or schedule it to send later).
Boundaries are how you build strong, sustainable teams.
If it’s truly critical, pick up the phone. If it’s not, let it wait until the morning (or schedule it to send later).
Boundaries are how you build strong, sustainable teams.
Burnout happens because of:
- Overwhelming workloads
- Lack of support
- Toxic work environments
If companies want to support wellness, they need to address the root causes:
- Give employees more control over their work.
- Reduce unnecessary demands.
- Set the example at the leadership level.
- Overwhelming workloads
- Lack of support
- Toxic work environments
If companies want to support wellness, they need to address the root causes:
- Give employees more control over their work.
- Reduce unnecessary demands.
- Set the example at the leadership level.
January 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Burnout happens because of:
- Overwhelming workloads
- Lack of support
- Toxic work environments
If companies want to support wellness, they need to address the root causes:
- Give employees more control over their work.
- Reduce unnecessary demands.
- Set the example at the leadership level.
- Overwhelming workloads
- Lack of support
- Toxic work environments
If companies want to support wellness, they need to address the root causes:
- Give employees more control over their work.
- Reduce unnecessary demands.
- Set the example at the leadership level.
Performance reviews should never feel like a waste of time.
Yet so many do. Why?
Because they lack what matters: clear, actionable feedback.
Confusion breeds burnout. Clarity builds confidence.
Feedback isn't just about past performance. It's about guiding future success.
Yet so many do. Why?
Because they lack what matters: clear, actionable feedback.
Confusion breeds burnout. Clarity builds confidence.
Feedback isn't just about past performance. It's about guiding future success.
January 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Performance reviews should never feel like a waste of time.
Yet so many do. Why?
Because they lack what matters: clear, actionable feedback.
Confusion breeds burnout. Clarity builds confidence.
Feedback isn't just about past performance. It's about guiding future success.
Yet so many do. Why?
Because they lack what matters: clear, actionable feedback.
Confusion breeds burnout. Clarity builds confidence.
Feedback isn't just about past performance. It's about guiding future success.
Micromanaging doesn’t just slow down your team—it sends a message:
“I don’t trust you.”
The best leaders aren’t in the weeds. They set clear expectations, delegate, and then step back to let their team shine.
Micromanagement kills creativity, motivation, and morale.
“I don’t trust you.”
The best leaders aren’t in the weeds. They set clear expectations, delegate, and then step back to let their team shine.
Micromanagement kills creativity, motivation, and morale.
January 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Micromanaging doesn’t just slow down your team—it sends a message:
“I don’t trust you.”
The best leaders aren’t in the weeds. They set clear expectations, delegate, and then step back to let their team shine.
Micromanagement kills creativity, motivation, and morale.
“I don’t trust you.”
The best leaders aren’t in the weeds. They set clear expectations, delegate, and then step back to let their team shine.
Micromanagement kills creativity, motivation, and morale.
You're skipping lunch.
You're staying late.
You're even dreaming about deadlines.
An impossible workload isn't a personal fault—it's a systemic problem.
You can’t outrun this kind of workload. But you can start protecting your time and energy.
You're staying late.
You're even dreaming about deadlines.
An impossible workload isn't a personal fault—it's a systemic problem.
You can’t outrun this kind of workload. But you can start protecting your time and energy.
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You're skipping lunch.
You're staying late.
You're even dreaming about deadlines.
An impossible workload isn't a personal fault—it's a systemic problem.
You can’t outrun this kind of workload. But you can start protecting your time and energy.
You're staying late.
You're even dreaming about deadlines.
An impossible workload isn't a personal fault—it's a systemic problem.
You can’t outrun this kind of workload. But you can start protecting your time and energy.
"We're like a family here."
Sounds nice, right? But it's often a red flag.
Here's what it can really mean:
- Unpaid overtime becomes "pitching in."
- PTO guilt trips replace real rest.
- Boundaries blur because "family comes first."
Work isn't family. It's work.
Sounds nice, right? But it's often a red flag.
Here's what it can really mean:
- Unpaid overtime becomes "pitching in."
- PTO guilt trips replace real rest.
- Boundaries blur because "family comes first."
Work isn't family. It's work.
January 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"We're like a family here."
Sounds nice, right? But it's often a red flag.
Here's what it can really mean:
- Unpaid overtime becomes "pitching in."
- PTO guilt trips replace real rest.
- Boundaries blur because "family comes first."
Work isn't family. It's work.
Sounds nice, right? But it's often a red flag.
Here's what it can really mean:
- Unpaid overtime becomes "pitching in."
- PTO guilt trips replace real rest.
- Boundaries blur because "family comes first."
Work isn't family. It's work.
Every unnecessary meeting sends this message:
My time is more important than yours.
The average employee spends 31 hours/month in unproductive meetings.
Over time, this leads to frustration, disengagement, and burnout.
My time is more important than yours.
The average employee spends 31 hours/month in unproductive meetings.
Over time, this leads to frustration, disengagement, and burnout.
January 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Every unnecessary meeting sends this message:
My time is more important than yours.
The average employee spends 31 hours/month in unproductive meetings.
Over time, this leads to frustration, disengagement, and burnout.
My time is more important than yours.
The average employee spends 31 hours/month in unproductive meetings.
Over time, this leads to frustration, disengagement, and burnout.
The most successful leaders I know?
They're building burnout-resistant energy by:
- Prioritizing rest to recharge.
- Protecting mental clarity.
- Rebuilding emotional resilience.
- Strengthening social connections.
They measure success by how much energy they have.
They're building burnout-resistant energy by:
- Prioritizing rest to recharge.
- Protecting mental clarity.
- Rebuilding emotional resilience.
- Strengthening social connections.
They measure success by how much energy they have.
January 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The most successful leaders I know?
They're building burnout-resistant energy by:
- Prioritizing rest to recharge.
- Protecting mental clarity.
- Rebuilding emotional resilience.
- Strengthening social connections.
They measure success by how much energy they have.
They're building burnout-resistant energy by:
- Prioritizing rest to recharge.
- Protecting mental clarity.
- Rebuilding emotional resilience.
- Strengthening social connections.
They measure success by how much energy they have.
There's too much focus on:
- Saying yes to everything.
- Being available 24/7.
- Proving your worth by overworking.
And not enough focus on:
- Protecting your time.
- Prioritizing what matters.
- Setting boundaries.
Always saying yes makes you the easiest person to take advantage of.
- Saying yes to everything.
- Being available 24/7.
- Proving your worth by overworking.
And not enough focus on:
- Protecting your time.
- Prioritizing what matters.
- Setting boundaries.
Always saying yes makes you the easiest person to take advantage of.
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
There's too much focus on:
- Saying yes to everything.
- Being available 24/7.
- Proving your worth by overworking.
And not enough focus on:
- Protecting your time.
- Prioritizing what matters.
- Setting boundaries.
Always saying yes makes you the easiest person to take advantage of.
- Saying yes to everything.
- Being available 24/7.
- Proving your worth by overworking.
And not enough focus on:
- Protecting your time.
- Prioritizing what matters.
- Setting boundaries.
Always saying yes makes you the easiest person to take advantage of.
Are you saying yes because you’re scared to say no?
Before making a decision, ask yourself:
"Am I doing this because it aligns with my goals—or because I’m scared of the consequences if I don’t?"
Fear-based choices keep you stuck.
Values-based decisions help you grow.
Before making a decision, ask yourself:
"Am I doing this because it aligns with my goals—or because I’m scared of the consequences if I don’t?"
Fear-based choices keep you stuck.
Values-based decisions help you grow.
January 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Are you saying yes because you’re scared to say no?
Before making a decision, ask yourself:
"Am I doing this because it aligns with my goals—or because I’m scared of the consequences if I don’t?"
Fear-based choices keep you stuck.
Values-based decisions help you grow.
Before making a decision, ask yourself:
"Am I doing this because it aligns with my goals—or because I’m scared of the consequences if I don’t?"
Fear-based choices keep you stuck.
Values-based decisions help you grow.
Burnout recovery starts with what you can control: you (rest, boundaries), your support (lean on others), your work (simplify tasks + align your role), your workplace (advocate for change), and your context (adapt to bigger forces). Start small.
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Burnout recovery starts with what you can control: you (rest, boundaries), your support (lean on others), your work (simplify tasks + align your role), your workplace (advocate for change), and your context (adapt to bigger forces). Start small.
If you want a career that lasts, you gotta focus on balance as a critical skill.
It keeps you sharp, physically healthy, and mentally grounded.
Balance lets you keep loving your work without sacrificing yourself.
It’s possible to build a career you love without losing yourself along the way. 🫶
It keeps you sharp, physically healthy, and mentally grounded.
Balance lets you keep loving your work without sacrificing yourself.
It’s possible to build a career you love without losing yourself along the way. 🫶
January 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If you want a career that lasts, you gotta focus on balance as a critical skill.
It keeps you sharp, physically healthy, and mentally grounded.
Balance lets you keep loving your work without sacrificing yourself.
It’s possible to build a career you love without losing yourself along the way. 🫶
It keeps you sharp, physically healthy, and mentally grounded.
Balance lets you keep loving your work without sacrificing yourself.
It’s possible to build a career you love without losing yourself along the way. 🫶
You can’t do this alone. Let’s talk about finding the right people.
➡️ Role Model – Shows you what’s possible
➡️ Mentor – Shares hard-earned wisdom.
➡️ Coach – Gives you honest feedback
➡️ Cheerleader – Believes in you
➡️ Sponsor – Opens doors for you
Each role brings something unique.
➡️ Role Model – Shows you what’s possible
➡️ Mentor – Shares hard-earned wisdom.
➡️ Coach – Gives you honest feedback
➡️ Cheerleader – Believes in you
➡️ Sponsor – Opens doors for you
Each role brings something unique.
January 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You can’t do this alone. Let’s talk about finding the right people.
➡️ Role Model – Shows you what’s possible
➡️ Mentor – Shares hard-earned wisdom.
➡️ Coach – Gives you honest feedback
➡️ Cheerleader – Believes in you
➡️ Sponsor – Opens doors for you
Each role brings something unique.
➡️ Role Model – Shows you what’s possible
➡️ Mentor – Shares hard-earned wisdom.
➡️ Coach – Gives you honest feedback
➡️ Cheerleader – Believes in you
➡️ Sponsor – Opens doors for you
Each role brings something unique.
When I survived layoffs, it was handled poorly—no clarity, no support, just fear.
It taught me a hard lesson: "The absence of information is filled with dirt."
Leaders, remember this: Be clear, be human, and show care. Trust is built in the hard moments.
It taught me a hard lesson: "The absence of information is filled with dirt."
Leaders, remember this: Be clear, be human, and show care. Trust is built in the hard moments.
January 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When I survived layoffs, it was handled poorly—no clarity, no support, just fear.
It taught me a hard lesson: "The absence of information is filled with dirt."
Leaders, remember this: Be clear, be human, and show care. Trust is built in the hard moments.
It taught me a hard lesson: "The absence of information is filled with dirt."
Leaders, remember this: Be clear, be human, and show care. Trust is built in the hard moments.
3 challenges leaders face when building trust:
1️⃣ Fear of saying the wrong thing—silence erodes trust faster.
2️⃣ Balancing empathy with action—care is key to respect.
3️⃣ Being transparent under pressure—it shows courage.
Overcome these, and you win trust and loyalty.
1️⃣ Fear of saying the wrong thing—silence erodes trust faster.
2️⃣ Balancing empathy with action—care is key to respect.
3️⃣ Being transparent under pressure—it shows courage.
Overcome these, and you win trust and loyalty.
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
3 challenges leaders face when building trust:
1️⃣ Fear of saying the wrong thing—silence erodes trust faster.
2️⃣ Balancing empathy with action—care is key to respect.
3️⃣ Being transparent under pressure—it shows courage.
Overcome these, and you win trust and loyalty.
1️⃣ Fear of saying the wrong thing—silence erodes trust faster.
2️⃣ Balancing empathy with action—care is key to respect.
3️⃣ Being transparent under pressure—it shows courage.
Overcome these, and you win trust and loyalty.
5 uncomfortable truths most leaders spend their entire careers avoiding:
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December 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
5 uncomfortable truths most leaders spend their entire careers avoiding:
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2024 taught me:
1. Lean on your support squad. It's a strength.
2. Messy action → confidence
3. Trust the process.
4. Goals can (and should) evolve with life.
Check out tomorrow's episode of The Balanced Badass Podcast to reflect and set goals for 2025.
1. Lean on your support squad. It's a strength.
2. Messy action → confidence
3. Trust the process.
4. Goals can (and should) evolve with life.
Check out tomorrow's episode of The Balanced Badass Podcast to reflect and set goals for 2025.
December 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
2024 taught me:
1. Lean on your support squad. It's a strength.
2. Messy action → confidence
3. Trust the process.
4. Goals can (and should) evolve with life.
Check out tomorrow's episode of The Balanced Badass Podcast to reflect and set goals for 2025.
1. Lean on your support squad. It's a strength.
2. Messy action → confidence
3. Trust the process.
4. Goals can (and should) evolve with life.
Check out tomorrow's episode of The Balanced Badass Podcast to reflect and set goals for 2025.
The outdated way to engage employees:
- Wellness apps
- Ignoring bad management
- Overlooking workplace stress
The new path:
- Train managers to coach
- Fix tools, schedules & job design
- Build a culture where people thrive
Thriving teams = worth the effort.
- Wellness apps
- Ignoring bad management
- Overlooking workplace stress
The new path:
- Train managers to coach
- Fix tools, schedules & job design
- Build a culture where people thrive
Thriving teams = worth the effort.
December 17, 2024 at 5:50 PM
The outdated way to engage employees:
- Wellness apps
- Ignoring bad management
- Overlooking workplace stress
The new path:
- Train managers to coach
- Fix tools, schedules & job design
- Build a culture where people thrive
Thriving teams = worth the effort.
- Wellness apps
- Ignoring bad management
- Overlooking workplace stress
The new path:
- Train managers to coach
- Fix tools, schedules & job design
- Build a culture where people thrive
Thriving teams = worth the effort.
Layoffs are never easy. But they don’t have to destroy trust or morale.
After 15+ years in leadership, I’ve seen the good, bad, and ugly of how layoffs are handled.
The key? Rethink how you approach them.
Here’s how:
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After 15+ years in leadership, I’ve seen the good, bad, and ugly of how layoffs are handled.
The key? Rethink how you approach them.
Here’s how:
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December 17, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Layoffs are never easy. But they don’t have to destroy trust or morale.
After 15+ years in leadership, I’ve seen the good, bad, and ugly of how layoffs are handled.
The key? Rethink how you approach them.
Here’s how:
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After 15+ years in leadership, I’ve seen the good, bad, and ugly of how layoffs are handled.
The key? Rethink how you approach them.
Here’s how:
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Why you'll never "find" balance—and that's a good thing.
❌ Balance isn’t a destination.
✔️ It’s a system you manage every day.
✔️ Imbalance is normal.
✔️ Real balance = ongoing, not perfect.
Tomorrow I'm sharing how to redefine balance. Wanna join me?
tarakermiet.com/podcast/
❌ Balance isn’t a destination.
✔️ It’s a system you manage every day.
✔️ Imbalance is normal.
✔️ Real balance = ongoing, not perfect.
Tomorrow I'm sharing how to redefine balance. Wanna join me?
tarakermiet.com/podcast/
tarakermiet.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Why you'll never "find" balance—and that's a good thing.
❌ Balance isn’t a destination.
✔️ It’s a system you manage every day.
✔️ Imbalance is normal.
✔️ Real balance = ongoing, not perfect.
Tomorrow I'm sharing how to redefine balance. Wanna join me?
tarakermiet.com/podcast/
❌ Balance isn’t a destination.
✔️ It’s a system you manage every day.
✔️ Imbalance is normal.
✔️ Real balance = ongoing, not perfect.
Tomorrow I'm sharing how to redefine balance. Wanna join me?
tarakermiet.com/podcast/
Spot carewashing at work.
Does your company say it cares but leave you burned out?
❌ Perks ≠ burnout fixes
❌ PTO ≠ rest if you can’t take it
❌ Apps ≠ fair pay
❌ Silence ≠ trust
Real care = fixing real problems.
Protect your energy. Join us: tarakermiet.kit.com
Does your company say it cares but leave you burned out?
❌ Perks ≠ burnout fixes
❌ PTO ≠ rest if you can’t take it
❌ Apps ≠ fair pay
❌ Silence ≠ trust
Real care = fixing real problems.
Protect your energy. Join us: tarakermiet.kit.com
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December 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Spot carewashing at work.
Does your company say it cares but leave you burned out?
❌ Perks ≠ burnout fixes
❌ PTO ≠ rest if you can’t take it
❌ Apps ≠ fair pay
❌ Silence ≠ trust
Real care = fixing real problems.
Protect your energy. Join us: tarakermiet.kit.com
Does your company say it cares but leave you burned out?
❌ Perks ≠ burnout fixes
❌ PTO ≠ rest if you can’t take it
❌ Apps ≠ fair pay
❌ Silence ≠ trust
Real care = fixing real problems.
Protect your energy. Join us: tarakermiet.kit.com
A company asked employees if they were stressed.
Folks said yes.
Their solution? They fired the stressed employees.
Yes, this actually happened.
Let’s break down what went wrong—and what leaders should learn from this. 🧵
Folks said yes.
Their solution? They fired the stressed employees.
Yes, this actually happened.
Let’s break down what went wrong—and what leaders should learn from this. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 2:24 AM
A company asked employees if they were stressed.
Folks said yes.
Their solution? They fired the stressed employees.
Yes, this actually happened.
Let’s break down what went wrong—and what leaders should learn from this. 🧵
Folks said yes.
Their solution? They fired the stressed employees.
Yes, this actually happened.
Let’s break down what went wrong—and what leaders should learn from this. 🧵
The workplace is broken.
$8.9T - that's the global cost of low engagement
41% of workers feel stressed daily
20% feel lonely every day
Better managers. Better tools. Better support.
Fix the basics, and we all win. Happier people + healthier profits. Agree?
$8.9T - that's the global cost of low engagement
41% of workers feel stressed daily
20% feel lonely every day
Better managers. Better tools. Better support.
Fix the basics, and we all win. Happier people + healthier profits. Agree?
December 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
The workplace is broken.
$8.9T - that's the global cost of low engagement
41% of workers feel stressed daily
20% feel lonely every day
Better managers. Better tools. Better support.
Fix the basics, and we all win. Happier people + healthier profits. Agree?
$8.9T - that's the global cost of low engagement
41% of workers feel stressed daily
20% feel lonely every day
Better managers. Better tools. Better support.
Fix the basics, and we all win. Happier people + healthier profits. Agree?