Progress over perfection: What does it mean for a burned-out, busy team
In times of increased burnout and growing workloads, chasing perfect can be both time wasting and soul destroying.
In times of increased burnout and growing workloads, chasing perfect can be both time wasting and soul destroying.
Time spent in passive mode in a meeting – quietly, not contributing, listening – highlights the reason why synchronous work like meetings can feel so wasteful.
Listening, responding and validating people’s situations, stories and concerns continue to be some of the most powerful leadership capabilities. Having a solid and respectful leader in times that are tough is often what employees value most of all.
Changes in work and workplaces continue to roll in … and they will keep rolling, giving people a rollercoaster feeling or create a ‘what next’ question in their mind.
Whatever the future has in store, don’t be so futurist with thinking that you don’t believe you can influence what will happen. Humans have great agency and autonomy that can swing into action to make decisions and take actions to leverage power over our lives.