Sept. 30, 2024

How Hard Should You Try At Work?

How Hard Should You Try At Work?

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle tackle the age-old question of: how hard do you have to work to get ahead? Do you ACTUALLY have to put in overtime, or can you have a healthy “work-life balance”? 


00:00 Intro

02:54 Stats on workplace boundaries

05:08 Defining what a workplace “boundary” is

06:10 The 60% Rule

08:55 Three things to keep in mind when adopting the 60% rule

16:30 Decoupling number of hours work from impact

18:19 The Eisenhower Matrix

23:27 The “three seasons of work”

29:15 Tactics for developing work-life balance that works for you


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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

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