I just posted on my personal blog (www.truthburps.blogspot.com) about how literally, physically slowing down boosted my productivity and my satisfaction during a busy, frantic holiday season.
You do know that speed and the hysterical "more, better, faster" mantra is a contagious dis-ease in your company, don't you? There is a principle in systems theory that what goes on at the largest or top level of a system is mirrored at the smaller or bottom level. "What is within surrounds you."
Two business books solidified my thinking. One is WHIPLASH: How to Survive Our Faster Future by Joi Ito and Jeff Howe. The Other is: FOCUS: The Hidden Driver of Excellence.
Slower or slow just may be an important quality for your organization.
Slow:
—opens up space to see more clearly
—allows depth of thinking for new ideas
—takes your brain out of "fight or flight" thinking
—creates real engagement--not the assessment kind
—let's you course correct more as you head toward the result
—develops intrinsic satisfaction in the work
I would love to hear from you on Linkedin or here
Speed needs to be regulated in your business
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