Sleep for Leaders (snack post)
With the long, intense days of work that begin early and end late, travel across time zones over a short number of days, evening events and activities, nonstop mobile communication, and all the burdens and worries associated with leading a large organization it surprises me that any leader can sleep at all. I certainly struggled with this as well. Sleep deprivation erodes the executive function of the brain, and it also erodes an executive’s ability to function.