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Throughout my 18-year corporate life, I would find myself staying late in the office more often than not. If I’m brutally honest with myself, I did it for two reasons – to try to stay caught up with what I felt was a massive workload, but also, to show management that I was a very hard worker. One day, a senior vice president who noticed my habitual late hours said, “If you’re staying late so often, Kathy, you’re just not prioritizing and managing your work effectively.” And boy did that make me mad.
At that time, I didn’t see myself as the problem – it was my boss and the never-ending chaos on my plate each day that was the culprit. Today, in my coaching work with emerging women leaders, one of the chief complaints I hear is, “I simply cannot balance my other life priorities with the number of hours I have to work.” It’s truly an epidemic.
Via The Learning Factor
It’s epidemic. Especially in startups. What do you think?
Cathy Caprino interview with Joe Staples that shares with us:
“Here are tips that we’ve uncovered during the 15 years we’ve spent helping large enterprise companies learn to work more efficiently.
Cut down on status meetingsProactively discuss overtime policies and expectationsArm your employees with the tools that help them work efficientlyEncourage communication about current workloads, including asking for help if neededDon’t live on your phone: wait to respond to important emails when you are back in the officeFocus on getting the job done, not on total hours worked.”