Managing the Burnout Burndown
summary
Software teams face measurable burnout: Gallup finds 23% very often and 44% sometimes burned out; WHO reclassifies burnout in 2019; Harvard links high work demands to ~$48B of health costs and about 120,000 stress-related deaths yearly. A practical three-part plan uses the burndown-chart metaphor: burn down barriers with monthly in-person check-ins and fika; burn down distractions by tracking meeting time (OKHQ) and take a break from social media; burn down illness by prioritizing sleep and hydration—get adequate sleep as the single must-do.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 2:13Cost to Building Software
- 6:38Burnout Is a Psychological Syndrome
- 7:35Emotional Exhaustion
- 8:48How Widespread Is Burnout
- 10:26Ignoring Burnout
- 11:23Corporate Costs
- 12:54Corporations Try To Prevent Burnout
- 16:52The Solution to Burnout
- 18:14The Burn down Chart
- 23:17Burning Down Distractions
- 26:07Take a Break from Social Media
- 28:38Get Adequate Sleep
- 33:00Is Burning Out Linked to any Other Symptoms in Other Medical Conditions
- 34:24Office Environment
- 36:51Meeting Time
- 37:32How Much Time Is Spent in Meetings
- 43:19What Are Your Personal Top Three Rituals for a Good Night's Sleep
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