Recently I had the pleasure of participating in the CxO program of Lifeguard. As part of a deep reflection on work, many topics were discussed there, in all openness, that are of concern to the participants, including myself, or even keep them awake at night. One of these topics, brought up by several participants,  is related to the so-called ‘high performance culture’: how to deal with the ever-present pressure, with the ‘pull’ of always having to deliver. The inbox keeps filling up, just like the agenda, resulting in the risk that we just keep on going.  What is that? Why are we always on alert, even if we know that it is better to switch off from time to time, […]