This is how I actually recovered from a 3 months burn out 5 years ago : beeing allowed to work from home twice a week. I appreciate the flexibility to organize my days when I am home, also to see my children and take them at school. I give it back with a higher engagement. I really appreciate your inspiring videos , I secretly plan to use your experience and feedback to help me managing a team in a few weeks.
This is one of the most popular topics of my online business classes. Personally, I believe in a healthy amount of holiday time and flexible working hours. Holiday allowance should not be seen as a luxury, it should be seen as a human rights issue. Take at least 20 days a year of annual leave and make sure that you disconnect. Also work more flexibly. Leave the office by 6pm, only stay late occasionally as Simon says, but don't make working until past 8pm a routine. Work on weekends occasionally too, I am working a little this weekend as my student asked me if I could and I said I would, but I don't make working late nights or weekend a habit. We all need to disconnect.
When you actually are able to achieve flow on an interesting or important project you sort of want to put everything else to the side until you finish it. But that is way different than a plan that involves 60 hours weeks for more than a month. Rose-Hulman has went out of their way to figure out how much work/learning you can shove into a really talented person. This is with a cafeteria and cleaning people to clean their rooms to minimize everything other than laundry, exercise, work, some sleep and some scheduled down time. They found out that at that max pace, everyone's grades dived after 10 weeks. So they went to trimesters. The first firm I worked at did a similar thing and figured out you could only go 60 hours a week for 5-6 weeks and after that productivity dives. The reason is that mowing the lawn, cooking your own food, performing other cleaning chores and resting add to the grind down and there is a maximum sustainable level. I now have schedules 2 week sprints with very targeted project goals and a complete disconnect that 2nd weekend. Metering it is the best plan.
I've heard this metaphore in a talk about 1/2 months ago in a 3 min video of yours as well. Been thinking of it since then and trying to apply it, at least standing still. My next step would be trying to see what I can do to not only "rest", but also sharpen the axe.
"My next step would be trying to see what I can do to not only "rest", but also sharpen the axe." Resting is sharpening the axe. If you do something tiring for sharpen your axe, this will make tomorrow's work even worse. I think you should just REST while you are resting.
@@ttganglia I disagree. True, rest is needed, at regular intervals. But in this metaphor, do you think that you can sharpen an axe by doing nothing? Resting comes in different types, maybe our definition of REST is different.
I hope my teammates are excited enough about the their work to want to put in evenings and weekends when opportunity strikes. Not all the the time, but during the moments that can push everyone and the company’s mission forward.
I don't think it's complicated at all. Have separate personal and work phones. Turn the laptop and work phone off when you finish. Don't take them on holiday with you. But if there's a piece of work, occasionally, about which you're very passionate then put in a few extra hours. As somebody else said; just don't let that become a habit.
Have you actually ever carried 2 phones with you? Have you supervised or led employees that work around the clock 24/7? It is not that easy. It is complicated. And there are reasons that we watch videos like this to help ourselves find the right balance. But by no means… speaking from experience - it is complicated.
@@conniewestlund4903 I'm sorry; I wasn't meaning to be critical, merely offer a different perspective. In answer to your question, I carry two phones every working day and have seen others do this too. Inconvenient? Maybe. But for me the work-life balance is worth it. I don't run a 24/7 help desk but I'm not sure I would want to; again I think that my choice would be a different role and for all life's complications we do each have a choice don't we.
I used to live in that sweet spot until we boss's boss came along. The asshole turned my 40-45 he a week job into 60 mostly because he is ignorant about what we do and thinks we have time for more
This is how I actually recovered from a 3 months burn out 5 years ago : beeing allowed to work from home twice a week. I appreciate the flexibility to organize my days when I am home, also to see my children and take them at school. I give it back with a higher engagement. I really appreciate your inspiring videos , I secretly plan to use your experience and feedback to help me managing a team in a few weeks.
And I still have not recovered, because my boss pretends that nothing happened
Love it, take time to sharpen your axes, well said.
Couldn't agree more, and I'm lucky enough to have a leader with this exact mindset!
Simon , you are insane for real , thanks for being well organized and updated
This is one of the most popular topics of my online business classes. Personally, I believe in a healthy amount of holiday time and flexible working hours.
Holiday allowance should not be seen as a luxury, it should be seen as a human rights issue. Take at least 20 days a year of annual leave and make sure that you disconnect.
Also work more flexibly. Leave the office by 6pm, only stay late occasionally as Simon says, but don't make working until past 8pm a routine. Work on weekends occasionally too, I am working a little this weekend as my student asked me if I could and I said I would, but I don't make working late nights or weekend a habit. We all need to disconnect.
When you actually are able to achieve flow on an interesting or important project you sort of want to put everything else to the side until you finish it. But that is way different than a plan that involves 60 hours weeks for more than a month. Rose-Hulman has went out of their way to figure out how much work/learning you can shove into a really talented person. This is with a cafeteria and cleaning people to clean their rooms to minimize everything other than laundry, exercise, work, some sleep and some scheduled down time. They found out that at that max pace, everyone's grades dived after 10 weeks. So they went to trimesters. The first firm I worked at did a similar thing and figured out you could only go 60 hours a week for 5-6 weeks and after that productivity dives. The reason is that mowing the lawn, cooking your own food, performing other cleaning chores and resting add to the grind down and there is a maximum sustainable level. I now have schedules 2 week sprints with very targeted project goals and a complete disconnect that 2nd weekend. Metering it is the best plan.
I've heard this metaphore in a talk about 1/2 months ago in a 3 min video of yours as well. Been thinking of it since then and trying to apply it, at least standing still. My next step would be trying to see what I can do to not only "rest", but also sharpen the axe.
"My next step would be trying to see what I can do to not only "rest", but also sharpen the axe."
Resting is sharpening the axe. If you do something tiring for sharpen your axe, this will make tomorrow's work even worse. I think you should just REST while you are resting.
@@ttganglia I disagree. True, rest is needed, at regular intervals. But in this metaphor, do you think that you can sharpen an axe by doing nothing? Resting comes in different types, maybe our definition of REST is different.
So well said, thank you for the reminder
I hope my teammates are excited enough about the their work to want to put in evenings and weekends when opportunity strikes. Not all the the time, but during the moments that can push everyone and the company’s mission forward.
This is one of the video must watch... I support you Simon...
We care! Yes!! Love this.
Simon Sinek, wanna collab keep it up bro
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I don't think it's complicated at all. Have separate personal and work phones. Turn the laptop and work phone off when you finish. Don't take them on holiday with you. But if there's a piece of work, occasionally, about which you're very passionate then put in a few extra hours. As somebody else said; just don't let that become a habit.
Have you actually ever carried 2 phones with you? Have you supervised or led employees that work around the clock 24/7? It is not that easy. It is complicated. And there are reasons that we watch videos like this to help ourselves find the right balance. But by no means… speaking from experience - it is complicated.
@@conniewestlund4903 I'm sorry; I wasn't meaning to be critical, merely offer a different perspective. In answer to your question, I carry two phones every working day and have seen others do this too. Inconvenient? Maybe. But for me the work-life balance is worth it. I don't run a 24/7 help desk but I'm not sure I would want to; again I think that my choice would be a different role and for all life's complications we do each have a choice don't we.
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I used to live in that sweet spot until we boss's boss came along.
The asshole turned my 40-45 he a week job into 60 mostly because he is ignorant about what we do and thinks we have time for more
you could sharpen your axe by not using bots
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