The Organizational Cost of Insufficient SleepSome senior business people skillfully and consciously manage their sleep, emerging refreshed and alert after crossing multiple time zones or working late into the night. Yet we all know caffeinated and careworn executives who, after hours of wakeful slumber, struggle to recall simple facts, seem disengaged and uninspired, lack patience with others, and can’t think through problems or reach clear-cut decisions. Research has shown that sleep-deprived brains lose the ability to make accurate judgments. The effects of sleep mismanagement become far-reaching on an individual, but also on an organizational level. Read more on what can be done... ...
Some senior business people skillfully and consciously manage their sleep, emerging refreshed and alert after crossing multiple time zones or working late into the night. Yet we all know caffeinated and careworn executives who, after hours of wakeful slumber, struggle to recall simple facts, seem disengaged and uninspired, lack patience with others, and can’t think through problems or reach clear-cut decisions. Research has shown that sleep-deprived brains lose the ability to make accurate judgments. The effects of sleep mismanagement become far-reaching on an individual, but also on an organizational level. Read more on what can be done... ...