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Scenario

When startup teams burn out but won't admit it

Our startup team of six has been working 70-hour weeks for eight months and we're all burning out but nobody wants to be the first one to say they can't keep this pace because we're afraid it'll look like we're not committed to the mission. We keep pushing each other harder instead of acknowledging that we're all running on fumes, and I think we're about to lose our best people if we don't figure out how to talk about this.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group is trapped in a cycle of unsustainable performance because vulnerability feels like betrayal of shared goals.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Military — Officer Leadership & Command?”

Peri

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