Lynette Oss Connell

Burnout Prevention & Recovery Coach at ReInspired Leadership Consulting LLC

I am a passionate Burnout Prevention and Recovery Strategist. Through speaking and training engagements, I educate and inspire accountants and firms to reframe the outdated Burnout narratives into fresh, transformational opportunities. Burnout is a life-altering, silent morale killer in our individual lives and firm cultures. Even the most successful individuals suffer their symptoms alone, feeling the slow, insidious erosion of confidence, motivation, and effectiveness. My mission is to increase our collective Burnout Literacy to empower individuals to have meaningful conversations and action plans, mitigating the negative effects of Burnout in our teams. Burnout is a chronic stress problem that requires a social solution. It is the cumulative effect of prolonged stress on a person - physically, mentally, emotionally, and relationally. Burnout prevention and recovery must involve both self-compassion and social compassion in addition to any and all corporate or technology solutions, because the evolution from chronic stress into active Burnout involves the loss of personal resilience and self-efficacy. We absolutely need one another to have practical, compassionate, human narratives in order for our team cultures to possess Burnout resilience. Together we can transform our stress into sustainable growth opportunities. Over 15 years I suffered chronic Burnout without having a name, definition, or strategy. Even though I was a successful CPA, entrepreneur, and mother, I regularly traveled along the Burnout Trajectory, constantly on the edge of existential crisis and questioning my meaning. I now know that burnout is a liar. It tricks our most dedicated valuable employees into thinking that they are “not enough.” In reality, those of us experiencing Burnout have the dedication and potential to be some of the most successful conduits of innovation and inspiration in our firms. Unlocking the conversation around the prevalence of Burnout and practical Burnout response can make the difference between stagnation and explosive cultural growth. Collectively we can do better, and the better we need to do is collective. Let me show you how! Currently accepting speaking and consulting engagements, and I would love to be a guest on your podcast.