{"id":622042,"date":"2024-05-27T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/when-personal-productivity-isnt-enough\/"},"modified":"2024-05-27T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T13:08:47","slug":"when-personal-productivity-isnt-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-personal-productivity-isnt-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"#When personal productivity isn\u2019t enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d26ccbc8c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d26ccbc8c8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-personal-productivity-isnt-enough\/#Why_are_we_still_unable_to_get_things_done\" >Why are we still unable to get things done?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/when-personal-productivity-isnt-enough\/#You_cant_change_people_but_you_can_change_the_rules\" >You can\u2019t change people but you can change the rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F05%2FAdd-a-heading-2.jpg&amp;signature=ba2743614edd20509fd8896af1fea5be\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            In a perfect world, we would start our day by going through a neatly ordered list of tasks. We\u2019d have a few hours of deep work concentration to cross off half of them.<\/p>\n<p>Then we\u2019d have a leisurely lunch with colleagues and go back to whittling down the list until the last task was completed at precisely 5:30 pm. A sense of satisfaction would fill us as we leave (or disconnect) for the day and hop a ride to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y hour on a magical unicorn.<\/p>\n<p>But this is the real world, where last-minute meetings that could have been an email fill calendars. Where colleagues forget to finish their tasks and drop them on your plate as they set off for holidays.<\/p>\n<p>And where urgent deadlines suddenly derail your list of tasks for the day, causing you to push them to the next one and the one after that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference, June 20-21 &#8211; Last chance to get your pass!<\/p>\n<p>Cease all the networking opportunities: roundtables, masterclasses, tech tours, 1:1s&#8230; Last chance to book before we run out!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the last 20 years, the world of work has shifted significantly. The rise of tech companies brought with them flat hierarchies, cushy employee perks, and playground-style open-office concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Along with that came a hustle culture aimed at getting the most out of every workday. Work tech platforms, like Slack and Trello, have focused on streamlining communication and productivity, while generative AI tools, like ChatGPT and Midjourney, have promised to help us do more in less time by automating tasks.<\/p>\n<p>To deal with an increasing influx of notifications and deadlines, a flurry of personal productivity hacks, like the zero inbox and the pomodoro technique, came in and out of fashion.<\/p>\n<p>While these changes may sound like improvements to the workplace, the last few years have also seen a steep rise in cases of burnout across the globe. Here in the Netherlands, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oval.nl\/cms\/public\/files\/2023-11\/tno-factsheet-week-van-de-werkstress-2023.pdf?0c2e780187\">one in five workers are reported to be struggling with burnout<\/a>, leading to 11 million days per year of employee absenteeism. According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/349484\/state-of-the-global-workplace.aspx\">Gallup\u2019s State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report<\/a>, employee stress is at a record high and has been steadily increasing since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>This begs the question, with all the tools, platforms, and hacks aimed at getting tasks done faster\u2026<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_are_we_still_unable_to_get_things_done\"><\/span>Why are we still unable to get things done?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since productivity guru David Allen published <em>Getting Things Done<\/em> in 2001, it\u2019s been translated into 28 languages and sold over 1.5 million copies.<\/p>\n<p>Through his book and coaching sessions, he taught workers from C-level to entry-level how to \u201cempty their heads\u201d so they could focus on\u2026 getting things done. As Allen put it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop using your head as an office \u2014 it\u2019s a really shitty one. Your head is for having ideas, not for hanging on to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-three years and hundreds of in-house coaching sessions later, Allen realised there was something missing.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, he and coauthor Edward Lamont released a new book aimed at tackling, not only the symptoms but what could be the source of the global workplace stress epidemic. It\u2019s called <em>Getting things done\u2026 with others<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is, no matter how much you set yourself up for optimum productivity, it will only be effective if your team is also set up to work together optimally. This really comes down to management.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a manager\u2019s job to take teams of wide-ranging personalities, work styles, and skills and set them up for high performance. The problem is, startups are often filled with team leads who are inexperienced and, due to a lack of resources, don\u2019t receive any sort of training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of new managers became managers because they were good programmers. Instead of focusing on how to do their work, there\u2019s a learning curve when trying to figure out how to manage the work of others,\u201d says Allen.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_cant_change_people_but_you_can_change_the_rules\"><\/span>You can\u2019t change people <em>but<\/em> you can change the rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One big issue, Allen believes, is that managers need to be setting standards and principles for their teams. For example, how late can meetings start? When should team members not be disturbed?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two whole chapters on principles and standards because you\u2019re not going to change people\u2019s personalities. A lot of the time it\u2019s the simple mechanics that are getting screwed up and preventing the team from doing what a team is really about,\u201d Allen says.<\/p>\n<p>Setting standards is important not only for guiding people towards common practices but also for guiding people on what to do when things go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I make a commitment to you and then things change and I\u2019m not going to be able to make that commitment \u2014 how comfortable am I talking to you and renegotiating our agreement instead of simply letting it fall through the cracks? That\u2019s where a lot of burnout comes from, it\u2019s not so much feeling overwhelmed, it\u2019s the ambient anxiety that melts up internally for most people. All that stuff can bleed into everything else if it doesn\u2019t get handled properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Want to learn more about building healthy, high-performance teams?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Join David Allen at TNW 2024 as he takes the stage to discuss the principles behind effective team management and insights from his latest book, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Team-Getting-Things-Done-Others\/dp\/0593652908\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">Team: Getting Things Done With Others<\/a>. Expect real-world strategies, not just theories, for enhancing team productivity and collaboration.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Register here for a business pass, investor pass or startup packages (Bootstrap &amp; Scaleup).<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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