We love it when people don’t answer our emails (immediately)
Back in the day, we only talked face-to-face. So by default, we stuffed our days with meetings, meetings, and -you guessed it- more meetings to get things done. Today on the other hand, employees check Slack for missed messages while binge watching a random Netflix show. And each morning they email 3 colleagues before even hitting the shower… We’re living in a real-time communication age. People send messages to whoever they want, about whatever they want, whenever they want. And it’s spinning out of control. Fast. According to the HBR, people spend a whopping 80% of their day communicating about their job instead of actually working. Eigh-ty percent!! It’s a damn shame because it makes people half-ass their job as there is less mental capacity for so-called ‘deep work’ (see image). It also results in soaring stress levels and a…
