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Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance (HBR Work Smart Series)
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Boundaries, Priorities, and Finding Work-Life Balance (HBR Work Smart Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Russell Glass, Morra Aarons-Mele, Alyssa F. Westring, Amantha Imber
May 2024
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
208 pages
3h 12m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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7 Is Your Burnout from Too Much Work or Too Little Impact?

by Liz Wiseman

If you haven’t felt it personally, you’ve probably heard the news: Workers are working more hours, they’re exhausted, they’re burned out, and they’re resigning in droves.

I’ve been there myself. I was working at Oracle Corporation as a vice president for years in a challenging, fulfilling job when I suddenly found myself with a case of burnout. My boss urged me to take three weeks off. His instinct was good—the leisure time with my young family was refreshing. But unfortunately, the effect was ephemeral. Assuming my work was too demanding, I scaled back my responsibilities and reduced my office hours, moving to a four-day week. Yet strangely, my energy level went ...

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ISBN: 9781647827090