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Although many leaders continue to burn themselves out, a growing number are now recognising the importance of switching off, not just for their organisation and work performance, but also their own wellbeing, a leadership advisor says.

Small and Mighty Group founder and CEO Tara James is increasingly seeing leaders push back against 'hustle culture', and argue that rest is no longer a luxury, but a skill.

James has worked with organisations across 20 different sectors and has been promoting a "switch off to switch on" approach for some time. She's starting to see more leaders take it up for themselves, and thinks this is partly due to evidence linking performance to wellbeing, and partly due to generational changes in leadership.

"There are a lot more millennial leaders now... [and] what is seen as important is changing," James tells HR Daily. "More and more people I'm seeing are becoming more reflective [and] driven by emotional intelligence."

They also understand resilience is as important as any other skill, she says...