From Donna’s Desk:
Corporate wellness has two goals: admirable optics and uninterrupted output. One of those is aligned with reality. The other requires finesse.
I want my team healthy, mentally and physically, because they are people and because burned-out people don’t do good work. Corporate wants the same outcome, but preferably with a poster, a slogan, and a photo that suggests we all “thrived” on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. due to their superior corporate culture.
That’s the tension. Real wellness is quiet and irregular. Work is loud and scheduled.
Drew has found a solution that is, frankly, genius and impossible to put in a slide deck. He can appear deeply at peace while also insisting the work continues elsewhere.
As his manager, my job is to translate that into corporate terms: yes, the initiative is being embraced; yes, the deliverables will still arrive (fingers crossed); no, we are not measuring consciousness in quarterly goals.
The sweet spot is this: support the humans, protect the deadlines, and give Corporate a clean tag line they can repeat without asking too many questions.
Breathe. Reflect. Thrive. Also: Submit by end of day.
Donna
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