Stop managing time. Start managing energy 

Most people think burnout comes from working too much.

This episode challenges that.

It’s not always about volume - it’s about alignment.

In this episode of The Way I See It, I break down why performance issues are often misdiagnosed as laziness, lack of discipline, or poor work ethic — when in reality, they’re caused by people working against how they’re naturally wired.

Using a simple framework of four energy types, Initiator, Sustainer, Advisor, and Reflector, this episode explores how different people generate and deploy energy, and why most organisations completely ignore this when designing roles.

What we cover:

•  Why “working harder” doesn’t always improve performance 
•  The difference between managing time vs managing energy 
•  How misalignment leads to burnout, disengagement, and underperformance 
•  Why many “bad hires” are actually deployment issues 
•  How leadership and team design often reward the wrong behaviours 

Key takeaway:

Most performance problems aren’t capability issues.

They’re alignment issues.

When you understand how people actually operate, and deploy them accordingly, performance becomes easier, not forced.

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