Skip to content
07766010942
hello@thepeoplementor.co.uk
Book a call
  • Difficult Conversations
    Training for UK Leaders​
  • About
    • Client Case Studies
  • Workplace Conversations
    Support
  • The Manager’s Academy
  • Resources Hub
  • FAQs
  • Get in
    touch
  • Difficult Conversations
    Training for UK Leaders​
  • About
    • Client Case Studies
  • Workplace Conversations
    Support
  • The Manager’s Academy
  • Resources Hub
  • FAQs
  • Get in
    touch

burnout

The Unspoken Cost of Being the Strong One at Work

September 2, 2025August 28, 2025 by nicolarichardson

Have you ever been called the strong one? The calm one. The one who never flinches, even when the room is falling apart?What people don’t see is what it costs you inside. I’m Nicola, and after over 30 years in management – from serving tea in my parents’ café at 17 to managing teams in … Read more

Categories Podcast Tags burnout, Leadership, Resilience Leave a comment
Featured in the Chartered Management Institute Insights

How to address a drop in productivity

Supporting a team member with cancer

5 techniques to support a grieving team member

7 Ways to Improve Your Resilience – Immediately

The Legal Stuff

  • Privacy Notice
  • Copyright Notice
  • Terms of Website Use 2021
  • Acceptable Use
  • Refund Policy
  • Data Protection Policy
  • Complaints Policy
  • AI Usage Policy
  • Equal Treatment Policy
  • EBC Standards Policy
  • Disability Discrimination Policy
  • Digital Health Safety Policy

About

  • Linkedin posts
  • Blog
  • Useful Content

Resources

  • The People Mentor Podcast
  • Book an exploratory call

© Nicola Richardson Taken As The People Mentor. All rights reserved

Twitter Facebook-f Youtube Linkedin Instagram

Say the Thing
10 Day challenge starting 7th September

You want working relationships that do not drain you. A team that responds when you raise something. The ability to say the difficult thing without it becoming a bigger problem than the one you started with.

Ten days. One conversation you have been putting off. The conversation finally held.

Each morning you get one short prompt via WhatsApp: an insight, a short video or an audio clip. Around 10 minutes a day. Free.

👉 Join the free 10 day WhatsApp challenge

Starts 7 September 2026

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Name *
Loading

No Thanks

 Please note, we hate spam as much as you do.
One click unsubscribe.