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Managers Stop Promoting Toxic Productivity
Stop equating long hours and overwork with commitment and success.
Productivity can easily be exploited at work. Managers may ask their team to stay late, work on weekends and prioritize work over personal commitments and other priorities in life.
They may tell their team that they need to work harder, that they aren’t doing enough. They may tell them in order to be productive they need to spend more time at work.
But productivity isn’t about the number of hours you put in, it’s about the outcomes you achieve.
Staring at the screen for 20 mins and not being able to write a single line of code.
Attending back to back useless meetings and then struggling to finish work late evening.
Working super hard and still worrying about falling behind.
Personal time off is frowned upon and comes with a sense of guilt.
If this is your team, beware!
Your team may be working extra hard, but not getting the results you desire. A false notion that putting in more hours into work will produce better results can make you put unnecessary pressure and burden on your team.
