The biggest challenge I have as an executive coach is helping people create the margin they need both personally and professionally. The 24/7 connectivity world we live in has totally blurred all the lines between work and family time. Unless you assume the responsibility to lead yourself, you will eventually fail in one or both areas. This HBR post is a must read:
“Chris, a senior manager at a New York design studio can’t sleep. His mind is churning, thinking about the mountain of tasks facing him back at the office. Katrina, the production manager at a well-known publishing house is distracted by a work email at the dinner table. Her partner complains that she “never seems able to turn off.”