Leadership Burnout Stems From Self-Abandonment Rather Than Workload

By Samka Keranovic · Fast Company · 2026-07-14

Writing for Fast Company, a former chief operating officer suggests that professional exhaustion is often an identity crisis rather than a simple scheduling conflict. High achievers frequently succumb to burnout not because of long hours, but because they have systematically prio

Writing for Fast Company, a former chief operating officer suggests that professional exhaustion is often an identity crisis rather than a simple scheduling conflict. High achievers frequently succumb to burnout not because of long hours, but because they have systematically prio