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The Outdated Pattern That’s Costing You
Professionals in academia, education, and healthcare are often conditioned to overwork.
This “push through it” mindset is outdated, as it depletes energy, compromises decision-making, and harms long-term health.
Sustainable leadership offers an alternative, emphasizing calm, intentional action, and emotional regulation rather than reactivity.
By managing energy, questioning assumptions, and creating space for reflection, leaders can increase their impact without burning out.
Recalibrating Our Hidden Metrics
Leaders who recalibrate their expectation s— the unspoken “rules” we set for ourselves — are more innovative, avoid burnout and are better equipped to think strategically (rather than reactively).
But expectations can be hard to identify.
Unlike standards — metrics set by your organization — expectations are internal.
So how do we uncover these internal rulers? We begin by listening.
Don’t Resolve…Recalibrate
In many industries, high performance is often rewarded…with more responsibility. Many leaders I partner with are managing workloads that have only grown in recent months.
As one recently shared:
“I’ve always arrived early and stayed late. Lately, I’ve been logging on after dinner, too. With our loss of staff, there’s just too much to do.”
Yet, sustaining progress and productivity requires thoughtful recalibration not an automatic doubling down of effort.
Why? Especially in a season of instability and reorgs?