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Bruno Balbi

A story of burnout and the road to recovery

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  • Burnout is no longer an exception.

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  • High achievers are rewarded for ignoring warning signs.

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  • Silence is the default response inside many companies.

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  • Most people that are struggling believe they are alone.

The problem

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Addressing this is cheaper than ignoring it

Burnout leads to attrition, disengagement, quiet quitting.

 

Retention always beats replacement.

 

Preventing silence costs less than fixing the damage later.

 

One honest conversation can change a trajectory,

even save someone's life.

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I burned out, twice

​​I need to speak about this

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  • I'm a musician, co-founder and board member of three startups;

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  • I had two burnouts while building high-performance companies;

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  • Healing came from intense self-work (therapy), reconnection, expression, reaching out to many people, and giving myself permission to slow down.

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Music saved me

  • Music forced presence when my mind couldn’t rest;

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  • It reconnected body, emotion, and identity;

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  • It became a language for what I couldn’t say at work and life;

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  • Healing started when expression replaced suppression.

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My concept

Burning out is not due to weakness.

 

It's likely to happen when people don’t feel safe to slow down.

 

Silence compounds suffering.

 

Telling our story influences others to share their own.

Lack of (psychological) safety is a big driver to Burnout
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The
Keynote

A real story.

 

Music used as emotional punctuation.

 

Clear language around burnout.

 

Permission to reflect.

 

A shared moment that opens conversation afterwards.

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Outcomes

Leaders recognize early warning
signs

Employees feel less alone

Psychological safety increases

Increased retention

Increased productivity and quality of organizational environment

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Formats

IN PERSON

ONLINE

Telling my story of founding startups, burning out and shifting gears towards a healthier relationship with work.

Telling my story of founding startups, burning out and shifting gears towards a healthier relationship with work.

Performing pieces of my music live

Playing pieces of my recorded music

45 - 60 MIN

It can be adapted to:

Specific context of your company

Executive audiences

Team-Wide sessions

Conferences or internal events

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