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What's more damaging than burnout? Lessons from ‘The Bear’
The kids are back! Hope you’ve had a good summer (aside from anyone in the UK who needs to take this week off to absorb the only sunshine we seem to have had since June).
This week on the vlog, moving on from burnout to explore its opposite: Boreout—its impact on people, productivity, and retention, and what you can do about it.
5 productivity tips to avoid burnout (+3 to AVOID)
My main learning from the past few weeks, is that taking productivity advice from a man who doesn’t have—or doesn’t care for—his kids is (for me) like taking driving lessons my 9-year-old because she’s great at Mario Kart.
How does it feel to be laid off by Zuck or Elon?
“This all reminds you what f*****g b******t all this corporate b******t actually is.”
According to a tech website, 140,000 tech workers have been laid off globally this year. We’ve been talking to some of them.
The power of work you love
Global researcher Marcus Buckingham has a new book called Love + Work (out 5 April, 2022). In it he rages against our education systems for standardising and testing our children, without digging deeply into their uniqueness and the things that they really love.
2/3 of your colleagues don’t trust you
This morning my husband said sorry to me… for something that happened ten years ago, inspired by a conversation we were having.
An idiot’s guide to the Metaverse and Web3
Jeez. Mark Zuckerberg makes a weird film about the Metaverse and suddenly the damned word is everywhere! As is the term Web3 which may—or may not—be the same thing. I’m having flashbacks to the early 2000s when my techie housemate Pete told me to invest in social networks… and I told him not to be boring 🤦🏻♀️.
The Great Resignation: Value vs. Churn
I’ve been interviewing people who have resigned, are about to resign, or expect to resign in the next few months. It’s a hot topic right now: Microsoft’s research shows that 41% of employees, globally, are considering changing roles in the next year, and leadership teams everywhere are reporting significant churn. The UK has more unfilled jobs than ever before.
Stressed out? Try the one next thing.
“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star” – Stephen Hawking.
I think it was supposed to put our troubles into perspective, but sometimes events can be overwhelming…
Don’t waste limbo: there’s much to be done!
The government has delayed the end of restrictions: 28 days later indeed.
For me this extra time drifting between the end of lockdown and reopening feels flat. Like the time between A-levels and results when you’re waiting for life to start. Interspersed only by dramatic announcements from the likes of Morgan Stanley chief, James Gorman, threatening to “change his tone” if people don’t return to five days a week in September.
How we stop work from killing us
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus is on nature. Cue posts about going for another 🤬 walk in the park.
Research published this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that premature aging and death were impacted by:
- battling industry downturns
- the threat of takeovers
- …and pandemics too?
(Based on 1,605 company bosses at large publicly listed US firms over the last 50 years)