This a huge issue, especially in large organizations, where I see many leaders who show up each day with no plan other than to process email and attend the calls that drop on their calendar. It’s turns into an organizational case of the proverbial tail wagging the dog. Very reactionary.
Oh, a world without email. Only if someone would write a book about it :) Unless I am waiting for something, I only check my email a couple of times throughout the day. Another thing I do to try to help other people is not add to the insanity - I tend to send very few emails to people over the course of a week.
This a huge issue, especially in large organizations, where I see many leaders who show up each day with no plan other than to process email and attend the calls that drop on their calendar. It’s turns into an organizational case of the proverbial tail wagging the dog. Very reactionary.
It's inadvertent.
Just like a "meeting culture" takes hold and mistakenly becomes the primary work of the organization.
They wrote a post about meeting culture a while back that mentions the same.
It's the meeting wagging the company.
Good memory, Steve.
Here is the one about "Meeting Cultures"
https://admiredleadership.substack.com/p/stop-calling-for-meetings
Oh, a world without email. Only if someone would write a book about it :) Unless I am waiting for something, I only check my email a couple of times throughout the day. Another thing I do to try to help other people is not add to the insanity - I tend to send very few emails to people over the course of a week.