{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"people AND tech","title":"S1E7 — DORA, Burnout & the Hidden Cost of “High Performance”","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/02c2dc75\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3681,"description":"The canonical home for the audio edition of People AND Tech on all major podcast platforms is https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/People AND Tech — Human Debt™. Execution Debt. Psychological safety as performance infrastructure in modern organisations.In this episode, Duena Blomstrom and Dave Ballantyne examine findings from the DORA reports — particularly the relationship between high-performing engineering practices and burnout risk.They explore how trunk-based development, delivery pressure, and continuous integration environments can increase cognitive load when psychological safety and ownership clarity are absent.They unpack how Human Debt™ accumulates when teams are structurally stretched, and how Execution Debt emerges when high-velocity systems operate without sufficient human stabilisers.High performance without safety is not performance. It is delayed fragility.If you are implementing DevOps practices, benchmarking against DORA metrics, or scaling engineering under delivery pressure, this episode reframes what “elite” performance actually costs.⭐ Topics Covered• DORA research and performance tiers • Burnout correlations in high-performing teams • Trunk-based development and cognitive load • Human Debt™ under delivery acceleration • Psychological safety as stabilising force • Execution Debt as statistical outcome • Developer stories vs aggregate metrics • Designing for resilience, not just speed⏱ Chapters00:00 – What DORA actually measures 00:00 – Burnout in high-performing environments 00:00 – Trunk-based development implications 00:00 – Human Debt™ and cognitive overload 00:00 – Execution Debt from compounding strain 00:00 – The myth of sustainable hyper-velocity 00:00 – Practical leadership implications 00:00 – Final reflections🔗 Links & ResourcesFull podcast series: https://peopleandtech.transistor.fm/ Explore Human Debt™: https://peoplenottech.com/human-debt Authority hub: https://www.duenablomstrom.com PeopleNOTTech (Executive diagnostics &...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/CdDJV0IUMZJYRta1g9V41FZGWKRqJyHnP4WXF1Qt_yY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNWRl/ZDJjZTlmYWE3NjRi/NzY3MmU2OGJjNWVl/ZDBhYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}