In this episode, I wanted to open up a conversation that has been pressing on my mind for months.

So many HR leaders are running on empty, holding the emotional weight of organisations while feeling they have nowhere safe to take their own challenges.

When I read the latest figures showing just how many people professionals are close to burnout and simply getting on with it, I knew we needed to talk about what is really happening and why the current system expects far too much from the people who support everyone else.

I invited Ben to step into the host seat so that he, Erica and I could explore this honestly. We discuss the isolation HR leaders face, the pressure of confidentiality, the emotional load of complex organisational decisions, and why supervision can offer the grounded support so many have been missing.

This conversation means a lot to me, because HR deserves far better than carrying everything alone.

Highlights:

(01:32) The data around HR burnout that stopped me in my tracks

(03:23) Ben hosting as we dive into the emotional reality of HR work

(06:21) The invisible load people professionals are expected to hold

(11:02) How political and organisational pressures intensify the strain

(16:25) What supervision truly offers and why it is not a luxury

(31:12) Why we created The HR Space and what the year long container provides

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