This Focused Performance Weblog started life as a "business management blog" containing links and commentary related primarily to organizational effectiveness with a "Theory of Constraints" perspective, but is in the process of evolving towards primary content on interactive and mobile marketing. Think of it as about Focusing marketing messages for enhanced Performance. If you are on an archive page, current postings are found here.
"Most cases of overwhelming demands stem not from managers' actual work situations but from how they deal with those situations. How do you know whether there's a problem with the way you approach your job? For one, you deem some aspects of your work important, but you can never find time for them. Or you might feel under constant pressure. The most dangerous of all is believing that you are indispensable.
"Managers who fall into the trap of overwhelming demands typically do so because they fail to actively influence those demands. These managers take demands for granted and simply respond to them, rarely questioning whether they actually make sense or whether one could reshape them. Feeling always 'under the gun,' these managers never find time to ask themselves, 'Am I busy with the right things?'"
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