For the Elite, Being “Too Busy” Is Now a Status Symbol

Talk about “back to the future”:  After twenty years of people touting work-life balance, we’re back to the ‘80s, when corporate lawyers, management consultants, investment bankers, and fast-track executives prided themselves on billing 70+ hours a week and holding meetings in London and New York on the same day.  What’s driving this trend?  What opportunities is it creating?  What are the implications?  We’ll provide the answers.

For the past two decades, organizations and executiv.....