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Power Hour
The Burnout Reset

How Leaders Are Creating Sustainable Ways of Working

How Leaders Are Redesigning Work for Sustainable Performance

Burnout hasn’t gone away – it has evolved. Leaders are increasingly recognising that burnout isn’t just about workload or resilience, but about how work is designed, led and experienced.

This online event will explore how organisations are rethinking energy, motivation and performance to create healthier, more sustainable ways of working.

Key themes & what attendees will learn:

  • Why burnout is a work design issue, not a resilience issue
  • The hidden emotional load within HR roles
  • Why “reset” solutions aren’t enough
  • How people practices can enable, or drain, performance
  • Practical ways to simplify complexity and lead with clarity.

Speakers

  • Dr. Jo Burrell is a Clinical Psychologist, co-founder of Ultimate Resilience, and recognised as an HR Most Influential Thinker (HR Magazine, 2025). With over 20 years’ experience in NHS mental health services, she is a leading voice on HR mental wellbeing, co-authoring the groundbreaking HR Mental Wellbeing Surveys (2024, 2025, 2026) and The Little Book of HR Resilience. Jo pioneered HR Supervision to provide the structured, psychologically informed support HR professionals need, and her #MakeHRHappyAgain campaign is driving lasting change to protect wellbeing and build resilience across the profession.

    Dr Jo Burrell
    Co-Founder & Clinical Psychologist
    Ultimate Resillience

  • Sonia Mooney is a global HR transformation consultant, and the creator and author of High-Impact HR. Industry recognised for helping organisations unlock the full potential of their HR, she specialises in simplifying complexity, optimising and redesigning processes and technology and shaping people-centred, cross-functional solutions that deliver lasting business impact. Sonia can be found at www.soniamooney.com.

    Sonia Mooney
    HR Transformation Consultant
    Creator and Author of High-Impact HR

Agenda

  • 4:00pm UK | 12:00pm NYC

    Intro by Matt Manners

  • 4:05pm UK | 12:05pm NYC

    Dr Jo Burrell
    Co-Founder & Clinical Psychologist
    Ultimate Resillience

    When HR Burns Out, Organisations Feel It

    Burnout in HR isn’t simply about heavy workloads or poor coping. It is often the predictable outcome of a role defined by emotional labour, moral tension and competing expectations.

    Drawing on data from almost 1,500 HR professionals, Dr Jo Burrell will share what we now know about burnout within the profession, alongside significantly elevated rates of depression and anxiety compared to the general population. She will explore what this reveals about the pressures embedded in the HR role, why individual “reset” approaches are not enough, and why supporting HR wellbeing is a strategic priority for any organisation serious about performance.

    Because you cannot build healthy organisations on exhausted people teams.

  • 4:15pm UK | 12:15pm NYC

    Sonia Mooney
    HR Transformation Consultant
    Creator and Author of High-Impact HR

    Keep Your People at the Centre: Redesigning Work to Enable Our People and Business

    Burnout isn’t just about workload or resilience. It’s often the hidden outcome of how work has been designed. In this session, Sonia Mooney shares how our people practices either enable sustainable performance – or quietly drain energy and momentum. Drawing on insights from her High-Impact HR methodology and blending real-world transformation insights with leadership and mindset shifts, Sonia outlines actionable ways to reduce friction, simplify the complexity that holds organisations back and create the conditions for people to thrive. Because sustainable performance doesn’t result from pushing harder. We achieve the best business outcomes when we lead with clarity, courage and keep our people at the centre.

  • 4:25pm UK | 12:25pm NYC

    Speaker 3 Coming soon…

  • 4:35pm UK | 12:35pm NYC

    Q&A

  • 5:00pm UK | 1:00pm NYC

    Close

Reasons to attend

  • Knowledge and Skill Enhancement

    It will help you gain new knowledge and skills, contributing to your professional growth and increase your value as an employee and/or leader.

  • Professional development

    Attending our events allows you to stay abreast of the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in your field. This is particularly crucial in rapidly evolving industries.

  • On-Demand access

    You often have access to the wealth of insights the event provides On-Demand too. So you can revisit some or all of the content later on.

  • Inspiration and Innovation

    Hearing from other professionals and thought leaders can spark new ideas and inspire innovative thinking. You can gain insights that help you approach your work in new ways.

  • Networking Opportunities

    Our events bring together diverse groups of people, creating opportunities for networking online.

  • AND IT’S FREE!

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