What is Dan's definition of burnout?
Burnout means someone has got to the point where they are so tired or
intellectually disengaged that they can't work.
Here are a few of the things you'll hear about in this episode:
* What dehumanization is and how it leads to burnout
* Why some start-ups are happy to have high turnover
* What "closing-the-gap" is and how it boosts employee happiness
About Dan:
Dan Lyons is a humorist, journalist, and screenwriter. He has been called
“the Mark Twain of Silicon Valley,” and “Jonathan Swift for our own digital
age.” He’s a sharp-eyed, cynical humorist in the spirit of Dave Barry, Jon
Stewart and Bill Maher. But instead of politics, Dan aims his laser-sharp
wit at the world of business, and especially Silicon Valley. Over the past
decade Dan has given dozens of keynotes, entertaining audiences with his
smart-funny takes on tech and the modern workplace. Dan is “the expert on
the culture of work, and how it’s changing business and lives,” says Dave
Ramsay, who runs the “Ramsay Talks” series in Toronto.
Dan’s career as a satirist began when he created the Fake Steve Jobs blog
where he spoofed the persona of Apple’s legendary founder and established
his reputation as a gifted humorist and savvy critic of how technology
shapes our culture. He wrote for HBO’s hit series Silicon Valley, and
published Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble, a rollicking
New York Times best-selling memoir about his time working inside a
cult-like tech startup run by Millennials. Dan has written for the New York
Times, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, and many others. He’s quick on his feet,
loves doing Q&A, and will have your audience in stitches with his
laugh-out-loud stories and self-deprecating wit. He aims to entertain but
also to inform, leaving your audience with new ideas and a fresh
perspective.
You can find the full show notes with links to resources mentioned at
talkburnout.com/podcast/2.
