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Stop the merry go round, I want to get off
How to break the monotony of work and make change happen
Have you ever felt like this? Like you are just going around … around … and around the same circle. I certainly have.
Already this year, I’ve had 6 different people tell me they feel this way. They start back at work after the holidays refreshed and rearing to tackle new projects. Or make some changes in the workplace. Only to find after a few days it feels as though nothing has changed. The diary is full of regular meetings, the same daily/weekly/monthly/6-monthly/annual deadlines and routine. One client told me how they expect to blink, and it will be Christmas again. We all nod in agreement because it feels true.
As I dug deeper in these conversations, it became apparent that this is an interesting paradox. Even if the type of work changes; or despite being involved with different clients, or different projects; and although every work day throws up new challenges or problems to solve, the cadence of work makes it feel monotonous. It stops us from doing things differently. The must dos and the should dos often fill our working days. Leaving little room for the could we dos; can we dos or what if we dos.
Surely a merry go round ride is one of life’s most enjoyable could we do; can we do or what if we…
