Linked: 4 Ways To Deal With Burnout
This NPR podcast offers some good tips for us as individuals, but I was glad to see that they also recognized that if work is causing us burnout, there’s another entity involved who needs to do something about it.
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Linked: The current rate of technological change means careerlong-learning is now a must
Imagine a world where every technical skill you now have, will be somewhat useless in 5 years? Oh wait, we don’t have to imagine it:
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Career | Links | Mental Health
Linked: How to be vulnerable at work without spilling everything, from Brené Brown
One of the real struggles when trying to bring our whole selves to the workplace, including our struggles, is that often, the details don’t need to be widely shared. Sometimes because the details involve other people, or there are things that we don’t feel comfortable sharing, yet we can ask for help and support. This goes for family and friendships too.
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Linked: Why Banning All Wednesday Meetings Saved My Employees from Zoom Fatigue and Burnout
“A full day of uninterrupted working time has been a tremendous productivity win.”
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The Workplace Disconnect Around Burnout
“Take time for self care, do some yoga, here’s a fun event we scheduled for you, but we still expect you to get 50-60 hours worth of work done this week.”
That’s a hell of a message.
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Linked: Warning – They’re Always Listening To You
Lee Rosen has an important reminder for all managers.
“It takes a while to fully appreciate that the stupid crap we say all day has an impact. We know we’re just talking, but the folks who work for us think it all matters. We’re the boss.”
