Like when we board a flight, the air hostess or the safety video instructs us that in the event of a loss of pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the compartment above your seat.

Without oxygen, we lose strength and the ability to focus; imagine if the leaders themselves are not up and running how do we expect them to be able to help anyone.

However, as leaders in our organisations, families and communities, how many of us make the choice to ignore our oxygen masks in favour of others?
And the result is leadership burnout.

Important question that we need to ask our leaders – what are you doing for yourselves and other leaders in your organisation, how are you taking care of each other?”

Essentially, as leaders, we need to be our own CEO – Chief Energy Officer