Stop Fixing Everyone Else: Why Small HR Teams Burn Out—And What To Do About It

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites

SCHEDULE
11:30 Registration
11:45 Lunch
11:50 Announcements
12:00 Program
1:00 Close & Raffle

Presented by

Amy Looper
CEO & Founder, Resilient Growth
Learn more about Amy here. 

The truth about small business HR: You're not just HR. You're everyone's everything.

Recruiter. Benefits administrator. Conflict mediator. Compliance officer. Culture keeper. Mental health first responder. Crisis manager. Performance guru. And the person who remembers everyone's birthday.

The Problem? HR professionals have the highest burnout rate of any corporate function (68% report symptoms)—yet you're the one everyone comes to when solving the toughest business problems.

The Biology: Every time you absorb an employee's stress, mediate conflict, or deliver bad news, your nervous system stays activated. Toggle between roles 47 times a day, and your brain doesn't switch—it just stays in chronic stress mode. That's not burnout. That's compassion fatigue.

The Cost: When small HR teams burn out, businesses lose institutional knowledge, culture continuity, and 6-12 months of stability. But most companies keep running their HR person into the ground—until they break.

You'll learn The 5 Cornerstones of Resilience to

1. Courage – Set boundaries and say "no" without guilt, even when you're the only person who can say "yes"
2. Commitment – Protect your capacity to show up long-term, instead of sacrificing yourself for short-term fires
3. Compassion – Extend grace to yourself, not just every employee who walks through your door
4. Connection – Build support systems outside your organization, because no one at work can hold YOUR stress
5. Confidence – Trust that you don't have to fix everything to be valuable—and lead from that knowing

HRCI and SHRM recertification credits approved

Early Bird deadline is Tuesday, June 30th