Chapter 2. Breaking Through Gridlock
“Task overload and corporate A.D.D. are epidemics in business today.”
Gridlock! The Task Overload Epidemic
So much needless complexity has been created in today’s businesses that much of what people are assigned to do could be left undone without damage to the bottom line. Organizations are running on extreme task overload. And, in reality, only a critical few initiatives have the potential for making a big difference.
Clearly, this does not mean that a majority of the people have to go or that operating budgets can be cut down to a fraction of today’s levels. Because, in reality (and this isn’t a well-kept secret), ...
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