on short-term results as the main culprits. “It’s a hurry-up-andget-things-done and do-it-with-less approach in business today,”
says Sullivan. “Somehow, we have to stop the madness or help ourselves and our staff develop the skills to manage effectively at this
pace.”
Businesspeople today need to get back to balance. For Sullivan,
who has two children, ages five and seven, that means taking his
children to the school bus on mornings that he is not traveling.
Others find other ways to disconnect. Says one senior executive at
a small company, “Although my sixty-hour workweeks have stayed
the same over the years, the expectation of being able to work any