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People Strategy Leaders Podcastwith Sri Chellappa Author: Srikant Chellappa
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Penny De Villiers: A Leadership approach to protecting people and performance
Episode 86
Monday, 18 August, 2025
In this episode of the People Strategy Leaders Podcast, host Srikant Chellappa sits down with Penny de Villiers, founder of Rebalance Life and author of From Leadership to Strategic Pioneering, to explore how leaders can prevent burnout and design work cultures that protect both performance and people.Penny shares her personal journey of burnout, how it transformed her approach to leadership, and why burnout is not a failure of resilience but a system malfunction. Drawing from her work with organizations like Uber Freight, she reveals how companies can scale without exhausting their people.What you’ll learn: ✅ Why burnout impacts leaders as much as employees ✅ How workplace systems—not individuals—cause exhaustion ✅ 18 strategic shifts to build change-fit, energized cultures ✅ Why well-being is not a perk but a performance infrastructure ✅ Practical steps to redesign work for human energy and resiliencePenny de Villiers is a consultant and speaker who helps organizations reimagine leadership and culture in today’s high-pressure, fast-moving world. Her unique blend of compassionate leadership and sharp business strategy helps teams thrive without burning out.If you’re a CEO, HR leader, or team manager seeking sustainable performance, this episode is a must-watch.👉 Follow Penny on LinkedIn: Penny de Villiers👉 Subscribe for more leadership insightsDon’t miss this episode and stay tuned for more. Visit https://bit.ly/3cNAtck to check out other episodes. If you want to be our next guest, register now at https://go.engagedly.com/.
