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Wherever I go I hear the same thing, “I’d love to do it, but we just don’t have enough time.”
‘It’ is anything they know is important, and could make a difference, but they are totally overwhelmed with their current tasks. The thought of something else is just too much.
So why is there such a lack of time? Here are my top 7 reasons:
These suggestions will help you wrest control of you time.
Obviously this is not a comprehensive assessment of the why there is such a lack of time in organisations and what to do about it (I just don’t have the time ). But what advice would you give to someone who seems to be flat out like a lizard drinking?
[Thanks to Nancy White for a conversation this morning about this issue]
About Shawn Callahan
Shawn, author of Putting Stories to Work, is one the world's leading business storytelling consultants. He helps executive teams find and tell the story of their strategy. When he is not working on strategy communication, Shawn is helping leaders find and tell business stories to engage, to influence and to inspire. Shawn works with Global 1000 companies including Shell, IBM, SAP, Bayer, Microsoft & Danone. Connect with Shawn on:
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Luis Suarez Says:
November 21st, 2006 at 1:04 am >
Great weblog post, Shawn ! I have thoroughly enjoyed it as I feel very identified with some of the different reasons you have put together and, even better, all of the different suggestions that you folks have come up with. I must say that one of them has been relevant to me to help me manage my time a whole lot better over the course of the years: The Power of Saying “No!” and feel good about it. Check out that particular link for some further thoughts around this topic of time management.
Andrew Says:
November 24th, 2006 at 12:50 pm >
Hi Shawn,
I’m a recent convert to GTD and while it is a challenge to set up and maintain I think it’s well worth it. Something else I find I ask myself regularly is “What is the best use of my time right now?” Often we get distracted by minor tasks that can be set aside and asking this question forces me to look at what I’m working on and consider if there is something else I would be better off doing.