Rest works
If corporate America were a pro sports team, most people would be injured.
The best coaches provide their team with ample time for recovery after intense performance. The best leaders should too…
High performance on the field requires the same discipline as high performance in the office:
Balancing work with rest.
When the scales are off for too long, diminishing returns from the mind, body, and spirit are inevitable.
Leaders who apply balance cultivate innovation, creativity, and energy.
Leaders who push their team to the point of exhaustion end up with people who are stagnant, unimaginative, and burnt out.
Our culture at large values hyper-activity and scoffs at the idea of rest.
Perhaps that’s why levels of workplace well-being have plummeted over the last decade.
Don’t take the bait. Make it a priority to schedule intentional rest periods for yourself and your team.
That means actually utilizing your personal days or simply taking that lunch hour you have a habit of skipping…
Put yourself on your calendar. Rest works.