Ever feel like you’re juggling a hundred things, but barely moving forward? That’s the trap of being a “Chief Everything Officer”. It’s the quickest path to burnout and a surefire way to keep your business stuck in the weeds. I saw this firsthand with a nonprofit CEO I worked with. She was talented, driven, and committed to her mission. But she was also buried [...]
How often do you jump in at the last minute to fix something your team was supposed to handle? It’s frustrating—and exhausting. And it just reinforces that mantra you’ve been mumbling under your breath: “It’s easier if I just do it myself.” But if you don’t step in, you risk missed deadlines, unhappy clients, and rushed work. You can’t keep running your business [...]
One of my favorite productivity writers is Chris Bailey. In April 2023 the HBR printed an article written by Chris titled, A Two-Minute Burnout Checkup. Here’s a summary: Burnout is the result of chronic stress and, at work, that stress tends accumulate around your experiences of workload, values, reward, control, fairness, and community. If any are lacking or out of sync, you may be [...]
