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Michael Levitt

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Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

It's just getting to the bottom of, okay, where are some of the ingredients that are adding to this? It's okay. Then from there we can see, are there opportunities to maybe look at things differently or change your perspective on a particular matter to identify that jerk manager that left from the organization because people leave their managers. They don't necessarily leave their companies.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

It's just getting to the bottom of, okay, where are some of the ingredients that are adding to this? It's okay. Then from there we can see, are there opportunities to maybe look at things differently or change your perspective on a particular matter to identify that jerk manager that left from the organization because people leave their managers. They don't necessarily leave their companies.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

They leave their managers. Putting yourself kind of in their shoes. What do you think their motivation is? It'll go from, oh, they're just evil and mean. It's like, do you think they may have some self-confidence issues? Do you think they don't feel prepared as a manager? So they are defaulting to being this...

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

They leave their managers. Putting yourself kind of in their shoes. What do you think their motivation is? It'll go from, oh, they're just evil and mean. It's like, do you think they may have some self-confidence issues? Do you think they don't feel prepared as a manager? So they are defaulting to being this...

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

quote-unquote bossy person to do these things to try to cover up for their own self inadequacies if you thought about that what is if you if you dig back deep enough or peel back enough layers you can actually see that in people now it takes time it takes practice it also helps you study mental health and you get a better understanding of why people do what they do

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

quote-unquote bossy person to do these things to try to cover up for their own self inadequacies if you thought about that what is if you if you dig back deep enough or peel back enough layers you can actually see that in people now it takes time it takes practice it also helps you study mental health and you get a better understanding of why people do what they do

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

which is great, but then also frustrating because then all of a sudden you start, and this is just me personally speaking, you get frustrated because you're like, I know what their motivation was in that, or I know why they're doing this. And you want to tell them that, but it could, it would come off completely wrong sometimes if you do. So it's

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

which is great, but then also frustrating because then all of a sudden you start, and this is just me personally speaking, you get frustrated because you're like, I know what their motivation was in that, or I know why they're doing this. And you want to tell them that, but it could, it would come off completely wrong sometimes if you do. So it's

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

It's like knowing the end of the story of a movie and you're watching it with your good friend who hasn't seen the movie yet. And you want to say, oh, yeah, this person does. And you just have to keep your mouth shut. It's that kind of frustration sometimes. But it's one of those things where you got to meet people where they are. and work with them from there.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

It's like knowing the end of the story of a movie and you're watching it with your good friend who hasn't seen the movie yet. And you want to say, oh, yeah, this person does. And you just have to keep your mouth shut. It's that kind of frustration sometimes. But it's one of those things where you got to meet people where they are. and work with them from there.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

A lot of new therapists and consultants, they'll say, okay, page one of the consulting book. And no, you don't do that. You got to figure out where people are and then you go to that particular page. Get that low-lying crew, get them some confidence for themselves, and then you'll see how much more they want to work.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

A lot of new therapists and consultants, they'll say, okay, page one of the consulting book. And no, you don't do that. You got to figure out where people are and then you go to that particular page. Get that low-lying crew, get them some confidence for themselves, and then you'll see how much more they want to work.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

Because otherwise, if you start at page one, they might be at page 30, and you're going to lose them before you get to page 30 because they're going to be bored. So you got to meet people where they are when it comes to burnout, and then start from there.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

Because otherwise, if you start at page one, they might be at page 30, and you're going to lose them before you get to page 30 because they're going to be bored. So you got to meet people where they are when it comes to burnout, and then start from there.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

Yep, I'll give you the signs that I see time and time again. One, you're fatigued. You're not sleeping well. Your body aches in places you didn't know you had, and you're just not feeling well. That's a big warning sign. Another one, which was a huge red flag for me, is... You lose interest in doing things in life. And I'm not talking about work. I'm talking about in your personal life.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

Yep, I'll give you the signs that I see time and time again. One, you're fatigued. You're not sleeping well. Your body aches in places you didn't know you had, and you're just not feeling well. That's a big warning sign. Another one, which was a huge red flag for me, is... You lose interest in doing things in life. And I'm not talking about work. I'm talking about in your personal life.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

You quit doing things with your friends that you normally love doing. You quit all your hobbies. You just don't want to do any of that anymore. You find that communication with people colleagues and loved ones is harder. Maybe you're a little bit more irritated than normal. And we see that a lot.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

You quit doing things with your friends that you normally love doing. You quit all your hobbies. You just don't want to do any of that anymore. You find that communication with people colleagues and loved ones is harder. Maybe you're a little bit more irritated than normal. And we see that a lot.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

There's a lot of people that are angry right now because I think a lot of people are dealing with certain levels of burnout and stress and fatigue over finances, wars, you name it. The post pandemic, all of these things have been taking a toll on people.

Chief Change Officer
#286 Michael Levitt: Ditch the Phone, Reclaim Your Sanity

There's a lot of people that are angry right now because I think a lot of people are dealing with certain levels of burnout and stress and fatigue over finances, wars, you name it. The post pandemic, all of these things have been taking a toll on people.