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There’s a new discussion popping up in various European countries and Australia. It’s about establishing a right for employees to completely disengage from their work.
No phone calls. No texts. No emails.
In the US, we pretty much get it for hourly workers. But for salaried? Our culture tends more toward expecting – sometimes demanding – complete accessibility. But it depends on the organization’s culture.
Read the rest of this entry »We’ve all been there, and we’ve seen it happen to others.
You’re doing fine for a while, working super hard in a stressful environment, and then something inside you senses that you’ve hit a limit. It might be a feeling of crushing overwhelm, or a more general lack of energy and direction.
We’re human. We have limits.
Read the rest of this entry »Our society is all about working hard, achieving, and getting results. As a result, the business environment can be quite cruel towards employees.
As the leader, you’re tempted to just let people work themselves into the ground – it’s their own decision, right?
But you’re the one who sets the culture for your organization. And you know it’s poor reasoning to let your people burn out. So what do you do?
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The Values-Based Business 