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Pie chart of an overworked CEO's 63-hour work week: 31 hours on decisions someone else could make, 14 hours in no-value meetings, 9 hours on rework, 4 hours on strategic work. Rajesh calls it The Exhaustion Badge. — Rajesh Nagjee, CEO Mentor & Coach

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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.

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.

I call this The Exhaustion Badge.

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About Rajesh

350+ CEOs. 40+ industries. One pattern: growth-stage businesses break when the founder becomes the constraint.

350+ CEOs. 40+ industries. One pattern: growth-stage businesses break when the founder becomes the constraint.

Rajesh spent 30+ years building the system that breaks that pattern and it's freed hundreds of founders from operational overwhelm.

Rajesh spent 30+ years building the system that breaks that pattern and it's freed hundreds of founders from operational overwhelm.

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© 2026 Rajesh Nagjee. All rights reserved.

© 2026 Rajesh Nagjee. All rights reserved.

© 2026 Rajesh Nagjee. All rights reserved.