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5 Ways to Run on Empty at Work: The 5 Factors Revealed

Hosted by Anthony Poponi

Tue, Sep 22, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Diagnose your emptiest factor

Pinpoint which of the one draining you this week: money, manager, meetings, meanery, or mattering

Run a meeting audit

Apply one simple rule to your calendar and cut the meetings with no clear goal, reclaiming hours of focused work

Rebuild mattering — and manage your manager

Renegotiate micromanagement with three asks and use two belonging rituals that turn isolation into being seen and valued

Why this topic matters

Most people don't run dry all at once - they lose a little every week. Gallup's research shows disengagement traces to five factors: money that never becomes growth, managers who hover or vanish, meetings with no purpose, unchecked conflict, and work that stops mattering. These five quietly drain careers and teams - and they're preventable. Name them, and you can reverse them. That's this lesson.

You'll learn from

Anthony Poponi

Happiness Expert. Management Whisperer for New Leaders.

Anthony Poponi is the founder of Focus on the 40, keynote speaker, and workplace culture strategist who helps organizations build happier, healthier, high-performing teams. Grounded in positive psychology and real-world executive experience, Anthony delivers practical strategies that strengthen leadership, trust, engagement, resilience, and workplace culture. His programs are interactive, entertaining, and packed with tools audiences can apply immediately. Anthony is the author of The Little Book of Workplace Happiness and has partnered with organizations including Hub International, OnPoint Community Credit Union, CrossState Credit Union Association, Stanford University, and organizations across the financial services, technology, and healthcare sectors.

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