Burnout is a massive— and costly—workplace problem. But startup founder Alli Kushner came up with a solution that works for her. “Somewhere between 20% and 40% of the workforce are quiet quitters, according to data from McKinsey and the Understanding Society—and part of me was tempted to just pull back quietly, too.” writes Kushner, about the shift that she made after becoming a mother. “Instead, I decided to swing the other way. I got louder about what I needed. . . .Most importantly, I stopped padding my newly found boundaries with apologies.” 

Read on to learn more about exactly what workplace boundaries Kushner implemented, and how they were received by her team. —Julia Herbst