Burnout-Resistant Project Leadership: Capacity and Boundaries
Welcome to the Human Sustainability for Project Leaders Series by Ruth Pearce. This series is designed to support professionals at the center of change. Each month, this learning series explores practical tools and real-world strategies to help project leaders strengthen resilience, reduce stress, and build sustainable work habits. Sessions focus on the emotional, mental, and interpersonal skills that enable long-term success — empowering project professionals to lead healthier, more engaged, and more impactful teams.
This webinar helps project managers lead under sustained delivery pressure without defaulting to “power through.” We’ll translate chronic overload into observable capacity signals (attention, reactivity, meeting tolerance, decision quality) and connect those signals to practical adjustments in scope, cadence, and stakeholder expectations.
You’ll build a simple capacity baseline, identify your predictable “overload patterns,” and use character strengths to respond more strategically—especially when your top strengths are turning into burnout fuel (e.g., overusing perseverance, fairness, prudence, leadership). You’ll also practice quick, nervous-system-informed “state checks” and resets you can use before standups, steering committees, and escalations.
Presenters: Ruth Pearce




