1142: How to Experience Less Stress and More Joy at Work with Amy Leneker

1142: How to Experience Less Stress and More Joy at Work with Amy Leneker

Author: How to be Awesome at Your Job April 2, 2026 Duration: 37:25
Amy Leneker discusses how to spot and stop stress for more joyful days at work.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The top five barriers to joy at work 2) The three-step un-stressing method 3) The simple practice that leads to more joy  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1142 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT AMY —  Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering workaholic. She's also a leadership consultant who has helped over 100,000 leaders and teams – including those at Fortune 100 companies – lead with less stress and more joy. Her soul goal? To help one billion people do the same. With over 25 years of leadership experience – including a decade in the C-suite – Amy understands the soul-crushing toll of burnout because she's lived it. Twice. After surviving her own brush with burnout, Amy became determined to help others succeed without sacrificing their joy, their health, or their weekends. A first-generation college student, Amy earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees while working full-time and later raising a family. She has studied leadership at Yale, neuroscience at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and stress resilience at Harvard Medical School. • Book: Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy • Study: "The State of Stress & Joy at Work 2026" • Website: AmyLeneker.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. • Vanguard. Give your clients consistent results year in and year out with vanguard.com/AUDIO • Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better • Gusto. Get three months free when you run your first payroll with gusto.com/AWESOME See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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