December 28, 2009 – Chicago Tribune – Chicago, IL, US
Who in today’s 24/7 digital age can’t empathize with Meyer feeling the walls closing in and his blood pressure going up with nowhere to escape it all? It’s easier to relate to Meyer’s addiction to work than to, say, Tiger Woods’ addiction to adultery. Technology has knocked down the walls separating our professional and personal lives, a reality that brought Meyer, 45, to the brink of making the mistake of his life.
But as Meyer perhaps realized Sunday after sleeping on his rash decision, his great, demanding job at Florida isn’t ruining his health and robbing him of family time.
His failure to define the great, demanding job in the context of his priorities is ruining his health and robbing him of family time.
Ever hear Jim Tressel or Bobby Bowden, just two examples of coaching CEOs, worry about burnout? They delegate and still win.
