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How busy are you?
Interesting article by McKinsey last week with the following heading:
“If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?”
Followed by the first paragraph:
“With endless meetings, constant emails, and casts of thousands, companies have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions. Winning in the next normal requires much more focus on true collaboration.”
“Companies have mastered the art of unnecessary interactions.”
Ouch.
So, how busy are you?
How much are you getting done in the cobweb of unnecessary interactions?
McKinsey is not writing articles that don’t have a solid foundation. They do their research for each article before it gets published.
It’s safe to assume that, indeed, most of us feel we’re spending too much time in meetings, doing email, and connecting for connecting sake.
Here’s what the article states about that:
“It’s no wonder a recent McKinsey survey found 80 percent of executives were considering or already implementing changes in meeting structure and cadence in response to the evolution in how people work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
