The burnout issue: Complicated prioritization decisions get pushed onto people

Managers, who often can't manage their way out of a paper bag if you gave them six road maps, need to understand "push" vs. "pull."

If you've read this blog even a couple of times, you might know my general take on burnout is that it's a big deal, and we should care more, but it's not a "crisis" by any means, because for something to be "a crisis," people with decision-making authority have to care, and executives do not care about burnout. They see it as the cost of doing business,…