Regeneration crisis - could regenerative leadership fix tech's burnout culture?

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The adoption of regenerative leadership philosophies and practices is undoubtedly nascent, not least in the tech industry.

But the approach, or elements of the approach, are now starting to emerge in some quarters as employers attempt to tackle rising levels of systemic burnout and organizational fragility. Ben Robins, an independent Business and Leadership Coach, points out that, although it may still be early days:

The underlying idea is likely to become more important because companies can't rely indefinitely on cultures built around constant intensity... Regenerative leadership essentially centres around asking whether the way you're running a company is leaving people with more capacity to do good work over time, or whether it is steadily using that capacity up.

Interestingly though, while the concept may have already been around for nearly 20 years, it is often not overtly referred to as 'regenerative leadership' at all. Robins explains:

I wouldn't say...

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