There is a song by The Stranglers with the title “No More Heroes.” One reading of the lyrics is that it bemoans the absence of heroes in the modern age, but there are still many out there, if you know where to look!
Businesses are often full of heroes – though in this context, I mean those people, who you work with, who are there at 0600 and don’t go home until 2100, at the earliest. You will know of their existence, because they will probably tell you, or at least book meetings for you deep into the evening. Do you really want to be the one that doesn’t attend?
It is often true that many of this type of hero do an excellent job. To work with the drive of these people is a remarkable trait but, in the long term, it cannot possibly be sustainable.