FOR NEW TEAM LEADERS AND MANAGERS
You’re performing. But at what cost?
Most managers don't realise they're burning out until it's too late.
The Wellbeing Handbook gives you the framework to understand what's really happening — and prevent it before it takes over.
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EMCC Senior Practitioner
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500+ leaders coached
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29 countries
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+15 years experience
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4 coaching languages
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EMCC Senior Practitioner - 500+ leaders coached - 29 countries - +15 years experience - 4 coaching languages -
IS THIS FOR YOU?
The moment everything got heavier
You got promoted. Or took on more. Or started your own thing. And somewhere along the way, a quiet pressure settled in — manageable, you told yourself. Totally fine.
Except the exhaustion doesn't go away on weekends anymore. Your patience is thinner. You're doing the work, but the energy it once gave you has quietly disappeared.
You're not burning out — you're too capable for that. But the warning signs are there. And ignoring them won't make them smaller.
“Over half the global workforce is experiencing burnout symptoms. Most of them don’t see it coming.”
This handbook was written for you if:
✔️ You've recently stepped into a leadership role and feel the weight of it more than you expected
✔️ You're ambitious and high-performing, but notice you're running on less than you used to
✔️ You want to understand the early warning signs of burnout before they become impossible to ignore
✔️ You're committed to doing excellent work — but not at the cost of your health, energy, or relationships
✔️ You'd rather prevent burnout than recover from it
WHAT’S INSIDE
A practitioner’s framework. Not another list of tips.
Built from over 500 real coaching conversations.
Each section includes a guided reflection exercise.
01
The real reasons for burnout
Why pressure is only part of the story & what's actually driving your exhaustion beneath the surface.
02
Mind & body emotions
The neuroscience behind your stress response — and how your body holds the key to shifting it.
03
Reframing your mindset
How to see burnout not as a crisis to fix, but as a signal for growth — and what that shift unlocks.
04
The 5 phases of burnout
A clear diagnostic framework to identify exactly where you are right now & what to do at each stage.
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Your energy cycles
How to work with your biological rhythms instead of against them — key to sustainable performance.
06
The flow framework
The 4 phases of peak performance & the common mistakes that keep leaders stuck in chronic stress.
THE AUTHOR
Alessandro De Giacomo
Alessandro is the founder of Lobster Coaching and one of Europe's most experienced leadership and wellbeing coaches. Over 15 years, he has delivered transformative coaching programs across 29 countries in 4 languages, working with C-level executives, team leaders, and emerging managers navigating high-pressure environments.
The Wellbeing Handbook distils the patterns he sees most consistently in coaching conversations — the ones that, when addressed early, change everything. This is not a theory. It's the framework he uses with real clients, every week.
GET THE HANDBOOK
One framework.
A career's worth of clarity.
The Wellbeing Handbook
€17.00
QUESTIONS
Common questions
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No. The Wellbeing Handbook is built directly from coaching practice — the frameworks and reflections here are the same ones Alessandro uses in paid 1:1 coaching sessions with team leaders and managers across 29 countries. It's a practitioner's tool, not a collection of motivational advice.
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This is precisely who it's written for. The most valuable time to use this framework is before burnout becomes impossible to ignore. Many readers use it as a preventive tool — to understand the early signals and course-correct before things escalate.
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Three differences. First, this isn't research assembled into a book — it's the active framework of a practising coach. Second, every section includes guided exercises, not just reading material. Third, it's the entry point to a personal coaching relationship with Alessandro and the Lobster Coaching community, if you want to take things further.
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You'll receive an email with your download link immediately after purchase. The PDF is yours to keep and read at your own pace. There's no subscription, no recurring charge, nothing else to sign up for.
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The handbook naturally leads into Heal & Thrive — Lobster Coaching's dedicated 3-month wellbeing program for managers and new team leaders. It runs with a maximum of 8 participants to ensure depth and real transformation. You can explore it at lobstercoaching.com/heal-thrive.
The cost of waiting is actually higher than 17€.
Burnout doesn't announce itself. It accumulates quietly until the day it doesn't.
This handbook gives you the clarity to act before that day comes.