Leaders don’t fix IT burnout with another mindfulness app or “wellness Wednesday.” We can fix it by changing how work actually happens.
In my latest Forbes Technology Council piece, we can dive into why constant crunch time has quietly become the default operating system of many IT teams. Unfortunately, it is wrecking reliability, security, and retention long before people actually quit. Drawing on lessons from open-source communities, explore how real communities, with shared ownership, psychological safety, sustainable velocity, and the freedom to step away without guilt, can turn burned-out hero cultures into resilient teams that ship better software and stay in the game. If your “top performers” are held together by caffeine, pager alerts, and private panic, this is the reset worth presenting to your leadership team.
2 responses to “The Antidote To IT Burnout: Real Community, Not Constant Crunch Time”
There is a lot of open-source projects that don’t have enough community either.
True. That’s why it’s critical to highlight the ones with a working system.