DEAR WW: I survived the last layoff. But morale is terrible and we’re all tired of doing the work of the people who left. BURNED OUT
DEAR BURNED: Merhan Nasseri knows what it’s like to feel trapped. Since 1988 his home has been Charles de Gaulle Airport. He lacks a passport to leave the airport so [...]
Filed under: Emotional Intelligence, Failure & Adversity, Productivity & Employee Engagement | Tagged: Burned out, Seven Deadly Sins | Leave a Comment »
Dear WW: I’m drowning in emails, voice mails and mail-mails. Am I the only person who feels like all this technology is making us LESS efficient? MORE BYTE THAN I CAN CHEW
Dear CHEW,
Your letter got me thinking about Ramac. No, that wasn’t an early Sylvester Stallone movie. It was IBM’s most powerful computer back in [...]
Filed under: Essential Skills, Technology & Internet, Time Management & Getting Organized | Tagged: Burned out, Information overload, Overload | Leave a Comment »
Dear WW: I’m burnt out on my current job. I’ve explored a few other options but nothing really clicks. I need help figuring out what’s next. RUNNING ON FUMES
Dear Running,
If only finding a new career were as easy as visiting Maria Niino! Maria’s known in Japan as the “queen of the pinkie prosthesis” because when [...]
Filed under: Career Change, Laid Off & Fired, Transitions | Tagged: Burned out, Career planning, What's next | Leave a Comment »
Dear WW: Over the past year my company has doubled in size and I’m having trouble keeping up with everything I have to do. My wife tells me I should delegate more, but I’m wary of turning things over to employees who don’t know the business as well as I do. MY PLATE IS TOO [...]
Filed under: Managing & Leadership, Time Management & Getting Organized | Tagged: Burned out, Delegate, Overwhelmed, Time Management & Getting Organized | Leave a Comment »
Dear WW: Between my email, cell phone, regular phone and fax I can’t get a moment’s rest. Has anybody figured out how to keep from drowning in information? I’M DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN
Dear DANCING,
Remember the recent news flash about Dolly, the sheep that was cloned? The ethicists all freaked out, but corporate wage [...]
Filed under: Survival Skills, Technology & Internet | Tagged: Burned out, Information, Overload | Leave a Comment »
