It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting down making my plans for the New Year. “2008 is going to be great!” I bet many of you were chanting this new slogan as well. Now seemingly in the twinkle of an eye, half of the year is already gone, and for some of you it seems to have taken your personal growth plan as a hostage.
Where has time gone? Who cares? (Especially if you’ve not been productive.)
More importantly, with only five months left in the year “Are you where you need to be in your career?” If yes, Fabulous! If no here are some tips to get you back on track.
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I first encountered “professionally busy syndrome” last year when working with one of my corporate clients. During the need analysis process I met with various team members to conduct one on one interviews, but there was this one member of staff who, no matter how hard I tried he “just couldn’t fit me in”. “Stacia I’m so sorry, you just can’t begin to understand how busy I am!” he said. “I have meetings with clients all day, I have to complete A, B, C project, and I don’t have any help”. “Then why don’t you ask for help?” I enquired. He then went for fifteen minutes to explain how there was no one else in the department who was qualified to help, how this team members lacked experience and would only slow him down… blah, blah, blah”, his excuses was endless. His behaviour was typical of someone suffering from “professionally busy syndrome”.
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