IS BUSYNESS HURTING YOUR BUSINESS?
How many times have you asked someone how they are doing and they answer: “I’m just so busy.” Historically, being busy has always been considered a good thing. “Busy is good” was the response and mantra for years. However, in today’s post-Covid environment, organizations are doing more with less. Individuals are often doing the work that was required of 2 to 3 people just a few years ago. This has created a condition of “busyness” throughout the industry.
But consider this. Could that “busyness” actually be counter-productive to the growth and innovation of your company? For example, many developmental programs have been pushed back or put on hold due to the busyness of their staff and their belief that they don’t have time to pull their people off of the everyday job for training. However, the lack of personal and organizational development actually leads to more strife, more consternation, and yes, more busyness.
Taking a breath, looking at potential areas of improvement and transformation, and working to cultivate collaboration within the organization can have a significant impact on the busyness of the workforce. Developmental programs are designed to improve efficiencies, take out waste, and promote teams who are working together toward a common goal. This is the antidote to “busyness.”
Typical feedback that we receive from our customers is that our workshops pay for themselves within the first month. One customer stated "After the ServiceElements workshop, we were able to reduce service errors from 4-5 per week down to less than 2 a month - errors which sometimes would cost us thousands of dollars each!"
If you are seeing too much firefighting and not enough excellence, it might be time to consider personal development programs for your organization. ServiceElements, with over 20 years of experience helping companies and organizations achieve greatness, can help restore sanity, produce a cohesive work environment and knock out the busyness that is suppressing growth.
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