Use JD-R to convert stress into a specific request.
Diagnose overload and make a resource request. Job Demands-Resources model The trap is framing a system mismatch as personal weakness. List demands Write the active demands in concrete nouns: board update, hiring loop, customer escalation. Specific demands can be negotiated; vague stress cannot. List resources Name time, authority, inputs, support, and recovery currently available. Resources show where the strain can be reduced. Ask for one resource Request a decision, owner, scope cut, or protected block. The smallest resource often changes the whole week. 'I can land the board update and customer escalation this week. To do both well, I need…
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