Your highest performer may be the person you SHOULD be checking on. Not the person missing deadlines. Not the person openly saying they're overwhelmed. The person who: Never misses a deadline. Says yes before anyone else can volunteer. Handles the difficult client. Answers emails at 11 p.m. Makes everyone else's problems look manageable. Rarely asks for help. From the outside, they look resilient. But sometimes what looks like resilience is actually over-functioning. High-ach

Some of the most capable people I work with are also some of the most exhausted. They meet deadlines. They take care of their families. They lead teams. They perform well at work. They rarely miss an obligation. From the outside, everything looks fine. But internally, there may be constant overthinking, perfectionism, difficulty slowing down, emotional exhaustion, irritability, anxiety, or an overwhelming need to stay in control. This is one of the things I think we misunders