Culture Pulse with Thobekile Lusinga Stephano

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Your feed is drowning in conversations about workplace quiet quitting, chronic fatigue, and corporate burnout. But what happens when the burnout starts at the very top of the corporate ladder?

In this episode of Culture Pulse, we shift our gaze upward to unpack how unmanaged leadership stress actively weaponizes office environments, triggers massive cognitive fatigue, and destroys team morale.

We are joined by Thobekile Lusinga-Stephano a Parkmore-based occupational therapist, lifestyle medicine professional, and the founder of Steph Wellness. Tune in as we dissect the anatomy of the trickledown burnout effect and discuss how to protect your team, your culture, and your well-being
14 Jul English South Africa Society & Culture · Music Interviews

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