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The Leading Edge

The Risk No Board Is Talking About: CEO Burnout

February 10, 2026·24 min
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In this episode, we examine CEO burnout not only as a personal wellbeing issue, but as an overlooked leadership and governance risk. We explore how the very traits boards prize in senior leaders – resilience, accountability, and relentless drive – can, under sustained pressure, erode decision quality, distort judgment, and quietly undermine organizational performance. This conversation reframes burnout as a systemic leadership challenge and positions mental wellness as a foundation for sustai...

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