Compassion isn't a cause of burnout. It's a source of energy. Data: Being kind to others can reduce cynicism. Being kind to yourself can lessen exhaustion. Kindness restores belonging, control, & confidence. The times when you need a hand are often the best times to extend one.

A company isn't a family. Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times. A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.

When men get mad, they’re commended as strong leaders. When women get angry, they’re condemned as aggressive bitches. If Steve Jobs bruised your ego, you'd toughen up. If a woman does it, she's out of control. If you wouldn't say it about a man, don't say it about a woman.