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73% of C-level executives report being overworked.
73% of C-level executives report being overworked.
But overwork isn't the disease. It's the symptom.
I tracked a CEO's week. $11M company. Sixty-three hours logged. He wore it like a medal.
I tracked a CEO's week. $11M company. Sixty-three hours logged. He wore it like a medal. Then I asked him to categorize those hours.
He wasn't overworked. He was over-deciding.
Then I asked him to categorize those hours.
- Strategic decisions: 4 hours.
- Decisions others could have made: 31 hours.
- Meetings where he added no value: 14 hours.
- Rework from unclear delegation: 9 hours.
He wasn't overworked. He was over-deciding.
- Strategic decisions: 4 hours.
- Decisions others could have made: 31 hours.
- Meetings where he added no value: 14 hours.
- Rework from unclear delegation: 9 hours.
I call this The Exhaustion Badge.
I call this The Exhaustion Badge.
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About Rajesh
350+ CEOs. 40+ industries. One pattern: growth-stage businesses stall when the founder becomes the structural constraint.
Rajesh Nagjee spent 30+ years building the operating system that fixes that. CEO Freedom OS™ has helped founder-led companies across the UAE, India, and Southeast Asia reclaim 20+ hours a month while scaling sustainably.
CEO Mentor & Coach. YPO Certified Forum Facilitator. Certified Chair™ (Advisory Board Centre). NLP Practitioner. Sloan Masters, London Business School.
350+ CEOs. 40+ industries. One pattern: growth-stage businesses stall when the founder becomes the structural constraint.
Rajesh Nagjee spent 30+ years building the operating system that fixes that. CEO Freedom OS™ has helped founder-led companies across the UAE, India, and Southeast Asia reclaim 20+ hours a month while scaling sustainably.
CEO Mentor & Coach. YPO Certified Forum Facilitator. Certified Chair™ (Advisory Board Centre). NLP Practitioner. Sloan Masters, London Business School.
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