Preventing Burnout: Proactive Tips for Project Professionals

Today’s project professionals are feeling the pressure. And when they don’t manage it well, it could steamroll into full-fledged burnout. What’s the difference between burnout and regular stress? How can burnout effect project outcomes? What early warning signs might show that you or your teams on are the verge of burnout? And what can project leaders do to reset and recharge? We discuss this with Michele Badie, PMP, CPMAI, a program manager in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, and Valerie Carmel, a mental health therapist based in Orlando, Florida, USA. Key themes 00:57 What’s the difference between stress and burnout? 03:19 Facing burnout in yourself—and your team—as a project professional 06:04 How mental health professionals can help project managers amid burnout 09:14 How burnout can affect project outcomes 12:01 Warning signs for burnout: Lack of boundaries, sleep disturbance and irritability 14:27 Tips to keep burnout at bay on project teams 18:21 Recognizing burnout—and when it’s time to rest and recharge

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Preventing Burnout: Proactive Tips for Project Professionals is an episode from Projectified by Project Management Institute.

This episode is 21:45 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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