time, anywhere is growing tiresome. The respect for evenings and
weekends as personal time is dwindling with each passing year. I
am struggling to disconnect on weekends and vacations more than
ever.”
“I have learned to simply not do certain things that have now
become (in my view) nonessential,” says a senior executive at a
small company. “The good news is I am able to carve out some
time for my family. The bad news is the quality of my performance
has suffered, and the stress of not doing things to my satisfaction
takes its toll. We can’t be all things to all people and need to take
back our lives. I’m doing this one hour at a time.”
Working more is sometimes mistaken for doing good work. “I
am convinced there is much confusion about what doing a good
job actually is,” says a manager at a large company. “Long hours
are not it. Quality of work done, working on the correct things are
more important than long hours. The long hours, rush, rush, rush
culture comes from above from deluded individuals.”
The key in tough management is to understand that everyone is
in the same situation. The people you are managing and those
managing you all are working at the same feverish pace. You have
to force yourself as well as those around you to pause and take a
break; otherwise, you all will lose perspective.
time, anywhere is growing tiresome. The respect for evenings and
weekends as personal time is dwindling with each passing year. I
am struggling to disconnect on weekends and vacations more than
ever.”
“I have learned to simply not do certain things that have now
become (in my view) nonessential,” says a senior executive at a
small company. “The good news is I am able to carve out some
time for my family. The bad news is the quality of my performance
has suffered, and the stress of not doing things to my satisfaction
takes its toll. We can’t be all things to all people and need to take
back our lives. I’m doing this one hour at a time.”
Working more is sometimes mistaken for doing good work. “I
am convinced there is much confusion about what doing a good
job actually is,” says a manager at a large company. “Long hours
are not it. Quality of work done, working on the correct things are
more important than long hours. The long hours, rush, rush, rush
culture comes from above from deluded individuals.”
The key in tough management is to understand that everyone is
in the same situation. The people you are managing and those
managing you all are working at the same feverish pace. You have
to force yourself as well as those around you to pause and take a
break; otherwise, you all will lose perspective.
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