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Leaders Who Last: Hearing Burnout Before It Speaks, With special guest Tjuana Yvonne
Burnout isn’t always loud. Sometimes it sounds like “I’m fine.”
In this week’s Leaders Who Last interview, I had the honor of speaking with Tjuana Yvonne—President of the Black HR Society and a force for workplace equity.
We dug into what burnout really looks like in 2025 (spoiler: it’s not always overwork), how power dynamics silence people, and why leaders often miss the warning signs until it’s too late.
💡 Favorite quote: “Seeing what you need to see starts with hearing what you need to be hearing.”
We also talked boundaries, AI as a burnout buffer, and how to build joy as a leadership strategy.
Leaders Who Last: Redefining Burnout & Reclaiming Joy in 2025 - With special guest Themba Dayton
In our kickoff episode of Leaders Who Last, I sat down with the brilliant and hilarious Themba Dayton—HR disruptor, senior advisor at HUB International, and master of real talk—to explore how burnout is evolving and how leaders can respond with more humanity, honesty, and joy.
Curating Capacity: Build your burnout-free future
What if your team could learn three practical, research-backed burnout prevention skills—in just one hour? That’s exactly what we’re bringing to SHRM of Greater Tucson (SHRM GT) next week in our interactive workshop, Curating Capacity: Build Your Burnout-Free Future. It’s a warm, energizing session designed to help leaders protect their well-being and lead with renewed clarity and resilience. We’re thrilled to support SHRM GT’s members—and we’d love to bring this experience to your group too. Contact us to host this workshop for your HR or leadership organization.
(PART TWO) Employee Resource Groups: A Safe Space for LGBTQ+ People In The Workplace
ERGs are useful for ensuring employees within an organization feel acceptance, camaraderie, and fairness in the workplace. But, for LGBTQ+ persons, many are seeking more than a sense of belonging—they are seeking a sense of safety. ERGs are often those safe spaces that make it possible for employees to feel like they can be their authentic selves at work. Joining an organization’s ERG specifically for the LGBTQ+ community & its allies, helps employees to feel safe, to feel seen, and to feel heard.
(PART ONE) Employee Resource Groups: Why They Are Necessary for Inclusion and Belonging —and Your Company’s Success
When employees possess the confidence that they are safe, and they are armed with the skills to advocate for their wellbeing, they not only feel better —statistically, they perform better.