The subject line is a fact that keeps
growing...more interruptions, loss of focus, less patience to think things
through.
Busy Bob Jordan, an executive client in a fast
growing investment firm told me he is overwhelmed with work. He says "All of my staff need to become more
productive and knowledgeable. I am getting exhausted."
I ask where he might start to resolve this heavy
workload. He says: "Delegate more"!
No, Bob!
Think this through.
You are the cause of this problem.
Nice guy Bob responds [reacts] to his staff's daily
requests for help when they could be challenged to getting that help
themselves. Enable/motivate your people to do that.
But why are his people so dependent on him? He enables them to be dependent in his role
of their Chief Problem Solver.
The significance of this stress? Deteriorating focus on what is important.
Stress that is internalized or outwardly visible is
the most frequent characteristic causing my clients to reach out for help.
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