Thoughtful Leadership

Have you ever dealt with burnout at work affecting your health and your relationships, and ultimately your performance at work? Have you ever thought about your work and your career in terms of your personal mental safety? I examined five safety critical professions: Truck Driver Emergency Room (ER) Doctor Law Enforcement Airline Pilot Firefighter They mandate 42% to 67% downtime. E.g. Firefighters work 48-hrr shifts followed by 96-hrs off. Maybe you have a flexible schedule, but you may be left wondering,  ‘Am I really working enough?’  ‘Or too much?’ This matters because not all work feels like work . . . How you decide what ‘work’ is, has as much to do with your gut and your heart as it does with your scheduling and productivity tools. The old world values working all the time; values Saturday as just another work day; and world only values you if you're suffering. In the new world, we recognize that if you burn yourself out at work, absenteeism and turnover goes up. Now do this differently:  Track your