Busy doing nothing or at least not the right thing. Managing teams for productivity, not time.

A number of years ago I worked with someone who always portrayed themselves as the epitome of the hard-working, dedicated, no time to waste manager who got things done and didn’t have time to talk to you. They were seen and described by others as ‘frantic’, ‘hectic’, ‘full-on’ and they were really happy to have these words…