Episode 232. The Myth of “I Am Too Busy”

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In this conversation, we’re talking about the common feeling in refrigeration of constant “busyness” and the challenge of always putting out fires. Why is it many successful people rarely complain about feeling busy, while others perpetually express overwhelm? It comes down to having a proactive mindset and identifying the causes of overwhelm, whether related to customers, staff, management, or internal processes. This episode covers how to properly plan, communicate and foster teamwork so that together, refrigeration professionals can improve efficiencies and reduce the constant feelings of being “too busy.”

In this conversation, we discuss:

-Identifying the root causes of busyness

-Strategic approaches to manage busyness

-Team collaboration and long-term solutions

-Identifying the bottleneck that causing you to feel “always busy”

-Being productive vs putting out fires

-Developing an approach to putting out fires

-Being proactive instead of reactive

-Looking for inefficiencies

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LinkedIn article: “The ‘I Am Too Busy’ Story” by Trevor Matthews

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