71% of managers say their stress is up — but almost none are calling it burnout. They're calling it *quiet cracking*: the slow version. Still showing up, still hitting deadlines, but the energy and judgment are gone. In this episode we name what's driving it in 2026, share the 3-question BOM Crack Check you can run on yourself in 20 minutes, and tell the story of one manager whose career it saved.
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