116: Why Ops Execs Burn Out Before Mat Leave—and What the Smart Ones Do Differently

Find the full transcript at yourfuturerealized.com/116.A client looked at me across Zoom recently, and said, “I just don’t want to get forgotten while I’m gone.” She was five months pregnant—organized, working all hours. She’d been chasing a promotion all year and wanted to prove she was ready before stepping away. So she pushed harder: wrapping every project, mentoring her backup, rewriting SOPs. The harder she pushed, the less room there was to breathe… or even wonder what might matter after the baby came. One day she said, almost whispering:“What if I don’t even want this when I get back?”That’s when it was clear we had to stop talking checklists and start talking about space.In this episode, you’ll get a simple approach to design your last 90 days before mat leave so you and your team are ready—without you working straight through to labor.