There's been a lot of talk recently about quiet quitting and burnout.

Tony Walmsley talks about something he's made me think a lot about... the cost of adapting.

For starters we work in a world that is stressful for our biology.

When we then have to change our natural personality to fit a culture or our colleagues it stresses us. These adaptations come at a cost. When we make too many, for too long, we burnout.

Friction comes at the cost of efficiency. Sometimes the business pays the cost in lower profit. And sometimes the employees pay the cost personally.

As a Manager or an Employee it's something to think about... how much adaptation tax are you paying?

What is the key task of a leader?

Ask 100 people and you’ll get 100 answers. When you abstract at the most universal truth of leadership. The key is to connect people to the reality of their situation.

We are a world of 8 billion people.

Each with our own interpretation of the world. What it means. And what is good or bad.

A Leader creates a frame that fences the boundaries of the group.

The team then operate within this frame of reality. This defines shared objectives, values and standards. It becomes the culture that creates the performance.

What do you think is the key task of a Leader?

Today’s podcast episode with Clark Ray and Tony Walmsley discussed how Managers can set and control the operating frame.

What's the opposite of fragile?

Most people would say something robust. But Nassim Nicholas Taleb says that's a mistake. He argues that the opposite is something antifragile.

Something which gains from disorder.

In an increasingly volatile world, he says we shouldn't try to protect the fragile. But instead to be more resilient through anti-fragility. Industries like restaurants become better as the fragile get weeded out.

The system as a whole becomes stronger.

How can we use this principle in our work and life?

In this episode Eduardo Dos Santos Silva, Neil Hamilton and I discussed the implications.