This is indeed a forever topic. Thanks for challenging the current (past) thinking.
One-size does not fit all, so productivity looks and measures differently. One common measure in many industries these days should be the level of collaboration coupled with keeping personal commitments. If none of this activity exists, productivity is likely low - in my experience at any rate.
"People don’t take on too many projects because they are too much of a people pleaser or they are just super-enthusiastic (well, obviously some do, but they are a minority)."
I suspect we could form a choir here, and all the comments above add harmony. The problem, as I see it that whilst the books make good, if often obvious points, the approaches they outline are abstracted to provide literary scale, and fall into the same trap they claim to provide auctions to. We are all different, so are our bosses, peers and subordinates. We use technology differently within different networks. There is no “solution”.
The point above about Titanics lifeboats resonates.
This is down to us, individually and in small groups, rowing away from the disasters that are overscaled corporates, and servile politicians.
There’s. Good post today by @lukeburgis on the resurgence of the humanities.
Agree: these are systemic problems and individual action will only go so far. If I recall, Cal sidesteps (intentionally) any discussion about impact of capitalism, instead focusing on some superficial issues. And lot of his strategies can work, but only for someone with enough power/leverage to pull it off.
Disagree: I think mid-to-higher level people have more power to change their individual and team situations, than you give credit for. There is space for individual solutions, and sometimes the only option one can control, unless we’d prefer to wait until “the system” changes.
It’s the passenger on the Titanic that needs to figure out where the life boats are, not figure out how to fix the hole in the hull.
And although his solutions aren’t perfect, I applaud a) he focuses first on getting the strategy right > tactics, b) offers a broad menu of tactics for people to pull from (even if many aren’t applicable).
To take the Titanic analogy a bit further, you can go and find the lifeboats but if the company hasn’t provided enough of them, you’ve still got a problem.
This is indeed a forever topic. Thanks for challenging the current (past) thinking.
One-size does not fit all, so productivity looks and measures differently. One common measure in many industries these days should be the level of collaboration coupled with keeping personal commitments. If none of this activity exists, productivity is likely low - in my experience at any rate.
"People don’t take on too many projects because they are too much of a people pleaser or they are just super-enthusiastic (well, obviously some do, but they are a minority)."
It's me, hi! I'm the problem, it's me!
Oh, they love to give people like you EVEN MORE projects!
Seriously, you need to work on your boundaries and self-care or they will burn you out.
I suspect we could form a choir here, and all the comments above add harmony. The problem, as I see it that whilst the books make good, if often obvious points, the approaches they outline are abstracted to provide literary scale, and fall into the same trap they claim to provide auctions to. We are all different, so are our bosses, peers and subordinates. We use technology differently within different networks. There is no “solution”.
The point above about Titanics lifeboats resonates.
This is down to us, individually and in small groups, rowing away from the disasters that are overscaled corporates, and servile politicians.
There’s. Good post today by @lukeburgis on the resurgence of the humanities.
I think he has a point.
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I sort of agree with you, sort of don’t.
Agree: these are systemic problems and individual action will only go so far. If I recall, Cal sidesteps (intentionally) any discussion about impact of capitalism, instead focusing on some superficial issues. And lot of his strategies can work, but only for someone with enough power/leverage to pull it off.
Disagree: I think mid-to-higher level people have more power to change their individual and team situations, than you give credit for. There is space for individual solutions, and sometimes the only option one can control, unless we’d prefer to wait until “the system” changes.
It’s the passenger on the Titanic that needs to figure out where the life boats are, not figure out how to fix the hole in the hull.
And although his solutions aren’t perfect, I applaud a) he focuses first on getting the strategy right > tactics, b) offers a broad menu of tactics for people to pull from (even if many aren’t applicable).
To take the Titanic analogy a bit further, you can go and find the lifeboats but if the company hasn’t provided enough of them, you’ve still got a problem.
So it has to be both.
Fair point! But I sure as hell am getting on one of those life boats!!
Systemic change is indeed what we all need to be looking at. You are, as always, right on the money, Colin
And you are very quick off the mark!
Thanks. I always like being agreed with ;-)
Although I'm quite partial to a bit of an argument too.
Okay, how about we have a debate on Slack 😸?