How do you stay grounded with two feet on the ground when the world feels like it’s spinning?
There’s so much going on for everyone personally and professionally – and it’s not slowing down. If anything, there’s even more pressure to go, go, go faster than ever before.
You know the type of speed that will make your head spin and leaves you feeling a little behind and a lot fatigued.
We want to infuse some hope and inspiration that will potentially soothe the stress that you might be feeling.
“When it comes to corporate life, busyness is not a virtue, and it is long past time that organizations stopped lionizing it.”
This HBR article is a cautionary tale for those who believe busyness equals success.
It’s easy to let “busyness” steamroll your workweek without even realizing it’s happening. Too often people look up and realize it’s 5 PM… and they haven’t accomplished the things that actually matter.
It’s hard to get off the hamster wheel so you can dedicate real focus to what will create true value.
We’ve talked about “right to left” thinking before and it’s what will help you break the busyness cycle.
Only then will the critical elements of performance (tasks, activities, behaviors, and the influences that support people in their ability to be and do their best every day) unfold.
When people are stuck in the “busyness” vortex, important things fall are miscommunicated, done poorly, or fall by the wayside entirely.
This is when lag times increase and performance plummets.
Can you think of an instance when a teammate didn’t deliver the necessary information in time because they prioritized other things or were sidetracked by something that wasn’t mission-critical?
Unfortunately, we’ve all been there… when non-urgent priorities delayed or derailed something truly important. Maybe those non-urgent priorities seemed critical in the moment but really weren’t.
Like your internet browser, if you have too many “mental tabs” open, it eventually will crash.
Share this article across your organization because you all benefit when everyone sees the value in reducing busyness and lag times.
More meetings and more emails won’t solve the misalignment challenges facing your organization.
Through working with clients, we’re seeing first-hand how trying a unique approach to internal communication can bring teams together and lead to major wins.
This blog breaks down real-life examples that will undoubtedly resonate with you in one way or another. These stories might even give you inspiration for how to effectively address an opportunity or problem.
Some of these ideas may be familiar to you while others may seem like they’re coming out of left field.
When you open your mind to healing and rejuvenating practices that help others, it can be a welcomed surprise how they can help you.
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Shoutout to our teammates Julie Gelb and Misti Aaronson who helped shape this week's edition of Stories that SHIFT.