We live in a world with a bias to action. Often, we see someone working feverishly toward a goal and we remark on how committed they are. The workaholic may be recognized (theoretically) as a personality that’s out of balance… but they still command enormous respect in the workplace because they get so much done. [...]
Sometimes the harder we try to do something, such as communicate and make ourselves understood, the worse things go. It IS possible to try too hard, and we can all get caught up in that pattern from time to time. Performance excellence coach Peter Murphy has, for the past several years, run a discussion forum [...]
