Book Briefing
Find your “unicorn space” to combat burnout
A new book by Eve Rodsky is both an argument for making space for a creative life when it might seem otherwise impossible, and a guide for how to pursue it.
Burnout
Interview
How to combat manager burnout
Managers are increasingly burned out. Their levels of stress, physical wellbeing, and work-life balance have been worse than those of the people they manage—and new Gallup data show that gap widening even further.
Strategies to get through the rest of the year without burning out
Tactics from S. Mitra Kalita for helping your team, and yourself, stay calm and engaged amid end-of-year stress.
Interview
How to use movement and short breaks to fight burnout and be more creative
Silicon Valley executive coach Katia Verresen explains the value of 'abundant thinking.'
Interview
How to jumpstart creativity and innovation in remote and hybrid workplaces
Stanford d.School executive director Sarah Stein Greenberg on how to think, create. and lead in unconventional ways.
Book Briefing
'Beyond Collaboration Overload' by Rob Cross: How to reclaim your time and make the best use of networking
Beyond Collaboration Overload offers timely cautions about overdoing some of the connection and communication that are hallmarks of modern workplaces and thought-provoking analysis of what high-performing leaders do differently from the rest of us.
Toolkit
Wellbeing and Mental Health
Workers are burned out and suffering from increasing mental health issues. What you can do to make a difference, and build a stronger team.
Disclosing individuals’ pay, ambiverts
A case study in pay transparency at Buffer, how to understand burnout and dropping our of the workforce, and research suggesting ambiverts are the best leaders.
Reset: Tactics for fighting burnout, the cost of virtual-first, year two of Zoom fashion
A data scientist on how to address burnout and communications challenges, and a look at the financial cost of going "virtual first."
Interview
Prepare for 'massive job turnover' when the crisis stabilizes
Stefanie Tignor, Humu’s head of data science and insights, on workers' mindset right now and how burnout will eventually lead people to leave.
