Thinking about our job after the official workday is over may not be beneficial. Constant rumination leads managers to be more depleted and less able to show up as leaders . . . something even their employees can pick up on.
Research recently published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, suggests that constantly thinking about work may hurt rather than help your performance.”
Source: Harvard Business Review, January 3, 2024. Link. The authors offer some practical ideas that can be applied to anyone in the workplace:
- Find ways to detach after work
- Establish boundaries between work and home
- Use recovery time to combat depletion and enhance your identity
INSIGHTS: Leaving work behind at the end of the day plays a key role in developing successful leaders at any level of a business. However, to be successful the culture has to support the behaviors.