Today’s leadership hack comes from Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens U.S., a 160 year old technology and infrastructure company with over 45,000 employees. Barbara has always believed in being able to take care of herself so that she can in turn take care of others.
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that the majority of Americans say their job is the biggest cause of stress in their lives (and this is true in many other parts of the world as well). As we push ourselves harder and are constantly connected, stress has started to take an even bigger toll on our lives especially when you consider the impact that COVID-19 has had. Many employees constantly feel burned out and overworked. When you’re stressed, you’re not as good of an employee or leader, and you’re definitely not as good of a friend, spouse, or parent.