How Men Can Defeat Burnout and Achieve Expansive Intimacy

Jim Young, an Executive Coach who works with leaders to root out the burnout in their lives and businesses joins Enterprise Radio. He is the author of the new book “Expansive Intimacy: How Tough Guys Defeat Burnout.”

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jim Young discuss the following:

  1. What is different about burnout for men compared to other people?
  2. What is Expansive Intimacy?
  3. You use quotes around the term “Tough Guys” in the book’s subtitle–why?
  4. Why do you focus on men in corporate leadership roles when addressing burnout?
  5. What does Expansive Intimacy add to a leader’s tool kit?
  6. What is “social comparison shame”, as you describe it in the book, and what are its consequences?
  7. What is the link between improv comedy, expansive intimacy, and social responsibility?
  8. How does a guy take the first steps to creating expansive intimacy?

Jim Young is an executive coach who works with leaders to root out the burnout in their lives and their businesses. His personal mission is to help men–and organizations–defeat burnout. Whether coaching a corporate leader, guiding a team through deep discovery, or giving a talk to a large audience, Jim activates audiences and creates powerful learning environments via a potent blend of grounded expert research, his experience as a corporate executive, and his background as an improv comedian.

After graduating from the UMass Isenberg School of Management, Jim embarked on a 25-year career in the ranks of corporate leadership. After enduring an extended period of burnout, Jim took the leap and started the business of his dreams in 2018. Through extensive training–via the Coaches Training Institute and the Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence program, among others–he has built a thriving practice working with individuals, teams, and organizations to help them create better relationships and organizational cultures.

Website: https://www.thecenteredcoach.com


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