...Own Busyness quiz to find out. I am sticking my nose in your busyness. How’d you do on the ‘going out of busyness’ scales of our quiz? Have you fallen into the busy-manager trap? Based on five years of research studying 500 managers, Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal, published their...
Read post »...promoting people for their “hard work.” Research shows overloaded employees paid primarily on how long and hard they work reduces productivity and efficiency. Busyness reduces engagement and increases absenteeism. Reducing working hours can enhance productivity. Busyness too often becomes the “fabric of the organization.” Unclear organizational strategy and confusing priorities...
Read post »...crazy-busyness and more time to learn. How Are You Taking Care of Busyness? I’ve written dozens of articles and blogs about taking care of busyness. We all have the same amount of time. How we invest our time determines our levels of personal and professional effectiveness — and happiness....
Read post »...to step back and truly pinpoint the blinking blue dot that shows “you are here?” This issue looks at both sides of the boss issue. Are you taking care of busyness and hurting your business by working overtime? Take our Mind Your Own Busyness quiz to pinpoint where you are....
Read post »I am glad to see that last month’s newsletter (The Leader Letter) theme of spring clean up, To-Stop lists, busyness, and The Acceleration Trap touched a nerve with many readers. It’s a complex, multi-layered, and very serious problem at personal, team, and organizational levels. Following are some thoughtful reflections and...
Read post »Mind Your Own Busyness Quiz Are you taking care of busyness and working overtime? Get off the speeding treadmill for 10 minutes and take this quiz to find out. We will send you a copy of your responses by email. 1. I am leveraging my top three leadership strengths based...
View page »As I was preparing to facilitate a senior management team retreat and planning session I came across an excellent Harvard Business Review article on the huge problem of frantic busyness and priority overload. This was especially timely since the executive team was debating how they’ll deal with a long list...
Read post »Brian’s head was starting to throb as he scrolled through the two-dozen new voice and e-mails messages on his phone while walking to his cubicle. Looks like another crazy day in the hamster cage, he muttered to himself. Brian was growing increasingly frustrated. Despite working 50 hours and more per...
Read post »Are you taking care of busyness and working overtime? Get off the speeding treadmill for 10 minutes and take this quiz to find out. We will send you a copy of your responses by email. 1. I am leveraging my top three leadership strengths based on 360 feedback.* a -...
View page »Drive extraordinary results with extraordinary leadership. The Extraordinary Leader Leadership Development that Drives Results The Extraordinary Coach Master a simple, flexible, yet powerful coaching framework Whether you want to increase employee engagement or boost profitability, great leadership in an organization matters. Zenger Folkman research shows that leaders are the primary...
View page »...this at: The Acceleration Trap: Frantic Busyness and Priority Overload is Overwhelming Way Too Many Teams and Organizations Reader Reflections on Frantic Busyness, Priority Overload, and The Acceleration Trap Another Study on Slowing Down to Speed Up. Slow Down to Increase Your Speed Multitasking Dumbs Us Down and Ups Our...
Read post »In a recent Leadership Team Retreat we used a survey based on 7 Deadly Time Traps for Leaders. The biggest trap this team fell into was Acceleration and Overload. This was closely followed by Reactive and Busyness and Coaching Skills. We agreed these three areas were intertwined. These were creating...
Read post »...problems by speeding up. This is a classic lose/lose: her stress goes up, and her team feels undervalued and less engaged. Are you taking care of busyness? Have you fallen into a similar trap as Rachel? Tomorrow we publish my April blog posts in our May issue of The Leader...
Read post »...that thinking is. Production managers know that regular maintenance is critical to keep equipment running at optimum levels. Yet, like the young woodcutter, too many leaders get caught up in the busyness trap and don’t continually sharpen their leadership skills. In Throw Your Old Plan Away: 6 New Ways To...
Read post »...we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Here are a few blogs to help you pause, reflect, and focus during the Holidays: • “The Learning Paradox: Slowing Down to Go Faster“ • “The Acceleration Trap: Frantic Busyness and Priority Overload is...
Read post »...team? Has busyness and long hours become a dangerous status symbol of importance? Are you and your team members measuring your importance by how many e-mails you get, vacations missed, or crazy hours you work? Know thy time. Figuring out how effective your busyness is, starts with a time log....
Read post »Time is the great equalizer. We all get exactly the same amount of it every day. What a leader does with his or her daily time allotment distinguishes good, bad, and extraordinary leaders. Many less effective leaders are sucked into the busyness trap trying to keep up with their daily...
Read post »...embarrassed to admit it. Busyness is where we get our security. It’s validating, popular, and pleasing. It’s also a good excuse for not dealing with the first things in our lives.” Know thy time. Figuring out how effective your busyness is, starts with a time log. This takes some real...
Read article »...critically important it is for the team to do this. We’ll often discuss some of these pressing needs for this vital leadership practice: It’s so easy to drift off track and confuse busyness with effectiveness. Constant change and relentless improvement can be exhausting. Results come from what we finish not...
Read post »...the right direction. Going nowhere in a hurry is a timeless leadership issue that’s been with us for centuries. As the pace of change quickens, it’s easier to fall into this age-old trap of confusing busyness with effectiveness. Stepping back, taking time out, assessing our direction and effectiveness, reflecting on...
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