07/01/2025

How Leaders Fight Back Against Overwork

Mindfulness will get you only so far

For the past five years, many headlines have been telling us we're all a little checked out at work. From passive-aggressive quiet quitting to spooky-sounding "ghost working," people are asleep at the wheel, or at least dozing off every few miles, this line of thinking maintains.

But what if that's not true, at least for a meaningful portion of us?

What if there's a good-sized group of folks who feel pretty overworked... but remain both motivated and effective? In the current job market, where changing your working conditions can feel well beyond your reach, what can we learn from these employees on how to keep pushing through?

Please select this link to read the complete article from MIT Sloan Management Review.