Weekends are time when things slow down a little. Your weekend shouldn’t be two more regular workdays. That’s a sure road to burnout. Take time to refresh yourself. Take time for something different. Take time for some of that reading you can’t find time for during the week.

Here are choice articles on hot leadership topics culled from the business schools, the business press and major consulting firms. This week there are articles about self-care during the pandemic, the future of work, wellbeing and performance, health insurance “sludge,” empowerment and healthcare, and the great digital acceleration.

From HBS Working Knowledge: Pandemic Self-Care for CEOs: Rituals, Running, and Cognitive Restructuring

“Boris Groysberg and colleagues look at the tactics and techniques that business leaders are leaning on to manage stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

From the Lynda Gratton: The future of work came faster than we thought

“Covid-19 accelerated existing workplace trends and created many new challenges. So where are we now – and what’s next?”

From McKinsey & Company: How wellbeing improves performance: An interview with Annastiina Hintsa

“The CEO of Hintsa Performance argues that wellbeing is the foundation of sustainable high performance—not a reward for it.”

From Stanford GSB: The Staggering Costs of Health Insurance “Sludge”

“A new study finds that dealing with health insurance administrators costs the U.S. economy billions in wasted work time and lost productivity.”

From Ron Chopoorian, Vaughn Kauffman, and Margherita Masciariello: Empowerment will be at the heart of the new healthcare experience

“COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of keeping patients, families, and caregivers informed and connected, and of valuing them as co-creators in building the future of healthcare delivery.”

From Jeff Lawson: The Great Digital Acceleration

“The new challenge organizations face is to continue to build out and improve digital channels as we begin to adjust to post-pandemic life. It isn’t rocket science—but it’s not easy, either.”