Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
For compassionate leaders who've quietly outgrown what used to work.
You're not in leadership for the title. You're in it to use your strengths to make a way for others to use theirs.
You've stopped waiting for a certainty that was never going to arrive. Now you're ready to lead with clarity and confidence, right in the middle of the uncertainty.
This show is for you if you're looking to:
✅ Find your footing again, instead of just pushing through the overwhelm
✅ Turn the people who follow you into leaders in their own right
✅ Lead in a way that sustains you, not one that wears you down
Hosted by Teri Schmidt, Executive Leadership Coach & CEO of Strong Leaders Serve.
Each episode supports leaders navigating the shift into roles where success isn't just about their own performance anymore. It's about leading through complexity, ambiguity, and stakes their old playbook never had to handle.
We name what's actually happening underneath the overwhelm, and find a way back to steady leadership, without pretending there's a five-step fix.
Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
138. Is Your "Servant Leadership" Causing Your Team to Burn Out?
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You care about your team and you want to serve them. But in an attempt to lessen their struggles, are your actions actually contributing to their burnout?
In this episode we discuss:
- What it means to serve as a leader
- The well-intentioned behaviors of empathetic leaders that can contribute to burnout
- What to do instead
Resources Mentioned:
- Strong Leaders Serve LinkedIn Newsletter: Leaders, Serve Don't Rescue
- Episode 129: How to Serve as a Leader Without Burning Out
- Gallup's Thriving Podcast: Employee Burnout: The Causes and the Cures
Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-m-schmidt/ or via email teri@strongleadersserve.com.
Get 1-on-1 leadership support here: https://www.strongleadersserve.com/coaching