I work as a pharmacy technician at a large company. If you want to guess.. (The name is only 3 letters long)....our work load has become increasingly difficult to manage. From corporate adding more & more tasks that they demand we do. Your story of the Army adding more and more to the armor to where it out weighed the smaller soldiers re…
I work as a pharmacy technician at a large company. If you want to guess.. (The name is only 3 letters long)....our work load has become increasingly difficult to manage. From corporate adding more & more tasks that they demand we do. Your story of the Army adding more and more to the armor to where it out weighed the smaller soldiers really is a great comparison for my job. And im sure many people in many occupations can relate. Its just sad that we have no voice for the highest on the totem poles to hear us.
Hi Jen, I'm going to guess it starts with a C and ends with an S. I'm sorry to hear this, because I think the Christmas Tree Effect, definitely applies to tasks, not just physical materials. This reminds me of the post in which I interviewed Dan Coyle, and he mentioned that organizations need to play the "subtraction game," where they get together and lay out things that they need to cut out. It also reminded me of the work of Gloria Mark, who found that when she cut off email for a week at a large organization, managers were less likely to mindlessly delegate tasks. I don't know if that's the answer, but I do feel like asynchronous communication makes it easier for managers to delegate more and more tasks without putting enough thought into it.
I work as a pharmacy technician at a large company. If you want to guess.. (The name is only 3 letters long)....our work load has become increasingly difficult to manage. From corporate adding more & more tasks that they demand we do. Your story of the Army adding more and more to the armor to where it out weighed the smaller soldiers really is a great comparison for my job. And im sure many people in many occupations can relate. Its just sad that we have no voice for the highest on the totem poles to hear us.
Hi Jen, I was thinking more about this, and would love to learn a little more. Any chance we can connect over email?
Sure I guess thats ok
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Hi Jen, I'm going to guess it starts with a C and ends with an S. I'm sorry to hear this, because I think the Christmas Tree Effect, definitely applies to tasks, not just physical materials. This reminds me of the post in which I interviewed Dan Coyle, and he mentioned that organizations need to play the "subtraction game," where they get together and lay out things that they need to cut out. It also reminded me of the work of Gloria Mark, who found that when she cut off email for a week at a large organization, managers were less likely to mindlessly delegate tasks. I don't know if that's the answer, but I do feel like asynchronous communication makes it easier for managers to delegate more and more tasks without putting enough thought into it.