All core values
People
Work-life balance
Designing work so people can be productive and whole humans outside of it.
Behaviors
- Protects evenings and weekends for recovery
- Models real time off
- Measures output, not hours
Anti-patterns
- Always-on availability as a norm
- Vacation shaming
- Burnout treated as dedication
Reinforce it with
- Coverage plans for time off
- Workload audits
- Leadership visibly logging off
Work-life balance is the promise that performance doesn't require sacrifice of self.