The Cost of “Frenzied Doing”
by Dr. Brian Higley | 4 comments
I’ve seen first hand the incredible cost of what is sometimes called “Frenzied Doing”, an approach to work (and sometimes life) that promotes the idea that there is not enough time to systematically implement new ideas into the workplace. Frenzied doing is most often present in people who are too busy to think about what they (and/or their teams or families) are doing on a regular basis. Their days are often 10-15 hours of work, work, work – without an end in sight. When people tell them “you need to stop working so much”, they say something like, “I can’t” or “I know, I know – next year maybe.” Sometimes people are proud of this level of constant work, so I want to take some time to discuss the negative impact of Frenzied Doing on the frenzied AND on those around them.
