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Manager's Weekly Stress Checklist

Ten minutes on Friday. Catch problems while they're still small.

Your team

Check all that apply this week.

  • Someone's response time or work quality dropped noticeably
  • Someone who usually talks in meetings went quiet
  • Someone worked visibly past their normal hours more than twice
  • Someone snapped at a teammate or customer out of character
  • Someone canceled or skipped a 1:1
  • PTO requests are at zero — nobody is taking time off

You

  • I skipped lunch more than twice this week
  • I answered messages after 9pm more than twice
  • I canceled a 1:1 to “catch up on work”
  • I can't name one thing each direct report is working on right now

If you checked 2+ in either section

Pick the ONE person (maybe you) with the most checks. Do one thing Monday: a 15-minute conversation with no agenda except “how are you actually doing?”

  • Monday I will talk to: