Mental health issues are a FEATURE of society, not a BUG
Society is tough to navigate right now. Continue Reading
Burnout
The burnout issue: Complicated prioritization decisions get pushed onto people
Managers, who often can’t manage their way out of a paper bag if you gave them six road maps, need to understand “push” vs. “pull.” Continue Reading
Guest Post: Find, then avoid, the causes of burnout
Toxicity. Continue Reading
Managers often confuse “burnout” with “the cost of growing a biz”
“Damn, Judy looks tired” is a logical response. An exec? “Damn, Judy is grinding like a fiend this quarter!” Continue Reading
What should you do when people cry at work?
The key word with all these things is “pause” or “patience,” although not everyone understands that — and virtually everyone cries at work. Continue Reading
The flattening of the to-do list and the over-quest for optimization
Somehow we arrived at this weird place where to-do lists should never end and everything needs to be “growth hacked.” WTF? Continue Reading
Work burnout sucks, yes. It’s not a “crisis,” though.
Typically for something to be a “crisis,” people need to care about it. In work contexts, burnout is often EXPECTED as “the one true path.” Continue Reading
What’s driving burnout?
Breaking news: bad management and prioritizing is a big one. Continue Reading